Historical Marker Program

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Jabbok Orphanage & School

Custer County
Location: on OK-33 at west edge of Thomas
Material: Aluminum
Topics: Agriculture; Religion/Philosophy; Social/Cultural

Abe Eisenhower, uncle to President Dwight D. Eisenhower, started the orphanage in 1901 as a project of the Brethren of Christ Church. The surrounding cropland continues to provide income for missionary efforts of the organization.

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Red Wheat Allotment

Custer County
Location: on OK-66 at east edge of Clinton
Material: Granite
Topics: Agriculture; Ethnic Diversity; Land Openings

Prior to the Cheyenne and Arapaho Reservation land run of April 19, 1892, this quarter-section of land was allotted to a Cheyenne woman named Red Wheat. Mennonite emigrants from Russia introduced 'Turkey red' winter wheat to northwest Oklahoma.

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Southwestern State College

Custer County
Location: on OK-66, 1/2 mile east of Weatherford
Topics: Education; Government; Territorial Period, 1861–1907

The Sixth Legislative Assembly of Oklahoma Territory established the college on March 8, 1901. Classes began two years later with James Robert Campbell as the first president. The school is now known as Southwestern Oklahoma State University.