Oklahoma Centennial Bench

Historical marker location:

Oologah, Oklahoma

( Marker is at the intersection of Cooweescoowee Avenue and Maple Street, on the left when traveling west on Cooweescoowee Avenue.)

Marker installed: 2007

During the Great Depression, thousands of farmers in Oklahoma were displaced from their land due to drought and dust storms. Many of these farmers migrated to California in search of work, a journey that became known as the "Okie migration."