Historical Marker Program

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Brooksville

Pottawatomie County
Location: in community of Brooksville
Topics: Early Statehood, 1907–1941; Ethnic Diversity; Land Openings; Settlement Patterns; Territorial Period, 1861–1907; Urban Development

Brooksville is one of thirteen All-Black towns, out of more than fifty that once existed, remaining in Oklahoma. While Tullahassee is reportedly the oldest, most were established between 1889 and 1907 as African Americans sought security and control of their own destiny in a segregated world. Most of the towns began to decline in the 1920s and 1930s as rural African Americans faced economic hardships and began to move to urban areas. Brooksville had a post office from 1909 to 1955 and is named for the first postmaster, Alfred H. Brooks.

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Leroy Gordon Cooper

Pottawatomie County
Location: on Hy 177 north of Shawnee and Tecumseh
Topics: Industrial Period, 1841–1892; Industry/Business; Military; Recreational/Service

Leroy Cooper was one of the first seven American astronauts named in 1959. He flew one of the early missions into space aboard Faith 7 in 1963. His 22 orbits around the earth became the longest space flight at that time in history. Cooper died in 2004.

Note: This marker is presumed missing.

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Stubblefield Chapel

Pottawatomie County
Location: on campus of Oklahoma Baptist University in Shawnee (OBHC)
Material: Aluminum
Sponsor(s): Baptist General Convention of Oklahoma
Topics: Early Statehood, 1907–1941; Religion/Philosophy; Territorial Period, 1861–1907

Cortez Stubblefield (1848–1930) was a Baptist pastor and denominational statesman. The building, originally located at 207 North Union Avenue, was moved to its present location in 1963. The Baptist General Convention of Indian Territory, antecedent to the present Baptist General Convention of Oklahoma, held its final meeting in the building in 1906.

Note: This marker was destroyed by tornado and removed (2023).

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