Vernon Whiting

Historical marker location:

701-703 Kihekah Avenue, Pawhuska, Oklahoma

( Marker is at the intersection of Kihekah Avenue and 7th Street, on the left when traveling north on Kihekah Avenue.)

"Town Builder and a Good Citizen".

The world's first installed parking meter was in Oklahoma City on July 16, 1935. The parking meter was invented by Carl C. Magee, a journalist and entrepreneur, who wanted to solve the problem of cars taking up too much space on the city's streets.