Wagoner

Historical marker location:

307 East Cherokee Street, Wagoner, Oklahoma

( Marker is at the intersection of Cherokee Street (State Highway 51) and Casaver Avenue, on the left when traveling east on Cherokee Street.)

Marker installed: 1996

In 1896, Wagoner became Indian Territory's first incorporated town. The following year, the territory's first public schools began here.

The first Native American astronaut, John Herrington, is a member of the Chickasaw Nation of Oklahoma. Herrington flew on the Space Shuttle Endeavour in 2002.