Meers is a small unincorporated community located on state highway 115 in comanche county, oklahoma, in the foothills of the wichita mountains. Print email all of the hunts that are offered on tarbone ranch require a deposit to book the hunt. Lepthien a brief history of the choctaw tribe for juvenile readers. From the oklahoma historical society early days in meers, ok history. Exploring oklahoma history meers store and restaurant. The gccc was started to preserve a photographic history of garvin county. Hunts available tarbone ranch available hunts 2019. Find out more about oklahoma history with this arcadia publishing book series.
The osage murders and the birth of the fbi by david grann, the grapes of wrath by john steinbeck. Jan 27, 2000 im looking up other daggetts, meers, balls, tuttles and hunts who are also mentioned in the bible. Apr 20, 2017 the official state dinosaur of oklahoma, the late jurassic saurophaganax was a close relative of the betterknown allosaurusand, in fact, it may have been a species of allosaurus, which would consign saurophaganax greatest lizardeater to the trash heap of paleontology. Dec 28, 2015 the agencys civil action against meers seeks a court order to force the restaurant to follow federal wage and labor laws, as well as to pay back wages to as many as 52 workers.
Its always a treat to visit, not only for the great seismic hamburgers but the ice cream and cherry cobbler. Fort sill, established in 1869 and located near lawton, is the county seat. Sheridan, near where the present cedar grove is located, and organized a mining district. Missouri, to meers, oklahoma, winchester reconstructs a sequence of cataclysms as he closes in on the fateful events of that april morning. The second time i ate the best burger in oklahoma the oklahoman. Posts about meers oklahoma written by loren golden. The meers store became meo meers observatory and has proven to be one of the most sensitive stations in the country. Find your perfect vacation rental in meers oklahoma usa, with. Cora adelma monfore was born november 26, 1858, in lisle, new york, the fourth child and second daughter of peter and diana a. He married shirley stovall on july 14, 1957 in lawton. The meers store and restaurant is all that remains of meers, a boom town in the wichita mountains during the turn of the century gold rush.
It was a rough and tumble old west town that met the needs of cowboys, creek indians, oilfield roughnecks, and fancy river gamblers. It is operated on a voluntary basis by the meers store staff, and is supervised by dr. So you are looking for homes with land in meers, oklahoma. The information provided here was entered in by volunteers who visited or did research about each location. Your book source for oklahoma history written and published by oklahomans. Serving some of the best burgers in oklahoma, the meers store and restaurants famous lean patties are made from grassfed, meers raised longhorns, ground fresh and served the cowboy way. Ashabranner this book won the 1995 oklahoma book award in the childrens division, but is suitable for all ages. Cecil davidson passed away on september 2, 2016 in meers, oklahoma.
This book tells oklahomas history as a great tale and yet gets you a lot. Meers restaurant owner accused of violating wage, child. Meers, ok self storage meers storage units movingideas. The official state dinosaur of oklahoma, the late jurassic saurophaganax was a close relative of the betterknown allosaurusand, in fact, it may have been a species of allosaurus, which would consign saurophaganax greatest lizardeater to the trash heap of paleontology. The county and the county seat of lawton were created on that day. Today, the meers store and restaurant is a prosperous family restaurant, famous for meersburger 7 diameter burgers made exclusively from the texas longhorn beef, raised on the familys ranch. Founded as a gold mining town in 1901, it was named for mine operator andrew j. One of the largest carnivorous dinosaurs of the early cretaceous period about 125 million years ago, the type fossil of acrocanthosaurus was discovered in oklahoma shortly after the second world war. The town of meers is located at the north edge of the wichita mountains national wildlife refuge, near lawton ok. Oklahoma is the home of the first black female mayor in the u. Tulsa oklahoma democrat, 28 september 1900 and 5 october 1900 steve wilson, dauntless gold seekers of the wichitas, in drill bits. Gene graduated at the age of 16 from elgin high school. Visit reports, news, maps, directions and info on home of the world famous meers burger in meers, oklahoma. I thought my readers would enjoy this story from the oklahoma historical society early days in meers, ok history.
History of governor waltons war on ku klux klan, the invisible empire second edition. Oklahoma is within the stable interior of the united states. Save on booking hotels, resorts, holiday homes, apartments, villas, beach houses and more. Shannon, handbook on the natural resources of oklahoma norman. Wilson oklahoma historical society named for the comanche tribe, comanche county lies within the wichita mountains region and the red bed plains. This city is just north of the washington state border meers, jack 1149 dansey ave coquitlam, bc v3k 3h5 604 9361859. Wichita mountains the encyclopedia of oklahoma history and. Out of respect for the first prospectors in the area, the miners named their camp meers after colonel andrew jackson meers, who in 1989 found mineral rich. Once a bustling town of miners seeking gold in the wichita mountains, all that remains of the town of meers now is our world renowned family restaurant of the same name. While im no connoisseur of food, i have been consuming it most of my.
Meers, home of the best burger in oklahoma, is blaming. Mike adkins, from the oklahoma historical society, takes history to the public with a trunk full of artifacts, photographs, and documents. Welcome to meers, home of the best burger in oklahoma. Discover librarianselected research resources on oklahoma history from the questia online library, including fulltext online books, academic journals, magazines, newspapers and more. List of books and articles about oklahoma history online. Levy examines the people and events surrounding the schools formation and development. He served in the air force from 1950 to 1954 before returning to meers where he was a third generation rancher on the rowes u2 ranch. The agencys civil action against meers seeks a court order to force the restaurant to follow federal wage and labor laws, as well as to pay back wages to as many as 52 workers.
The product of two of oklahomas foremost authorities on the history of the 46th state, oklahoma. This is the much talked about altar in the parallel forest near meers oklahoma just south of the cattle guard. The meers station was established in june, 1985 and was given the international station abbreviation meo for meers observatory. Ive been in my briar patch research pile this week. If not, youve at least heard some annoying lady at work talk about it. Meers is a small town located just north of the wichita mountains wildlife refuge in southwestern oklahoma.
Investigation of the meers fault, southwestern oklahoma. At one time meers was a gold mining town nestled in the hills of this amazing mountain range. The family history room collection consists of over 26,000 books and. Serving some of the best burgers in oklahoma, the meers. Morris defines ghost towns as those communities that no longer exist as well as those in which remains of residences and businesses exist but are generally unused and those in which the population has declined at least 80 percent from its peak. Between 1901 and 1904 the meers gold mining district reigned as the areas.
Tulsa oklahoma democrat, 28 september 1900 and 5 october 1900. The beef is free from antibiotics, pesticides and growth hormones, and is lower in cholesterol than chicken. The biff bulger, ok history janelle meraz hooper, author. Labor department for back wages and damages from 2012 to 2017. The county is drained by the west cache, cache, and beaver creeks. Meers, oklahoma is a former gold rush town that now consists of a single restaurant and gift shop run by a single family of six. Check flight prices and hotel availability for your visit. Seismic meersburger menu meers store and restaurant. Ghost towns the encyclopedia of oklahoma history and culture. Parallel forest meers oklahoma witchcraft altar haunted. Nestled in the wichita mountains region and the red bed plains, meers was established in the early 1900s. The oklahoma state textbook committee is comprised of parents, teachers, and community members who have been appointed by the governor. The building is listed on the national register of historic places and was once a drugstore, doctors office, newspaper office and general store before it became. Duty was born in meers, oklahoma on december 8, 1929 to wayne and idell ferguson rowe.
Except for the meers fault, the state has had almost no significant tectonic activity since the pennsylvanian and permian periods of geologic time 325 to 245 million years ago. Reaching a population of 500 before the mining bust, it was the location of a smelter. Ernest george meers 18481928, english tennis player. Oklahoma ghost stories is a collection of stories from people in oklahoma. Actual 911 call of home invasion shows why everyone must be prepared to defend themselves. Books about oklahoma or by oklahoma authors and book dealers. True sooners may not want to hear this, but the saurophaganax skeleton on display at the oklahoma museum of. Gold the encyclopedia of oklahoma history and culture. With our website, you can easily find the perfect oklahoma storage facility that is conveniently located in meers by simply completing quote form. On may 23, 1901, a group of miners met at the base of mt. This book, the first in a projected threevolume definitive history, traces the universitys progress from territorial days to 1917. Dec 04, 2010 open library is an initiative of the internet archive, a 501c3 nonprofit, building a digital library of internet sites and other cultural artifacts in digital form.
Out of respect for the first prospectors in the area, the miners named their camp meers after colonel andrew jackson meers, who in 1989 found mineral rich quartzite outcroppings near the site. The oklahoma historic places database is an on going project started on may 19, 2005. A popular oklahoma burger joint is being ordered to pay back wages and other damages to employees after a federal court found the business to be in violation of the fair labor standards act. Know whats coming with accuweathers extended daily forecasts for meers, ok. Meers restaurant owner accused of violating wage, child labor. When she was six years old, her family moved to putnam county, illinois. Nelson meers born 1938, australian lawyer and lord mayor of sydney. If an internal link led you here, you may wish to change the link to point directly to the intended article. Morris momaday and writer natachee scott, was born in lawton, oklahoma. I mean, yeah its definitely old, rustic, and uh, historic to the point where a good wind might blow it over meers has quite a history attached to it dating back to 1901.
Phipps, lost gold mines of oklahoma, the chronicles of oklahoma 7 september 1929. Jim lawson of the oklahoma geophysical observatory, oklahoma geological survey, leonard, oklahoma. A history is the first comprehensive narrative to bring the story of the sooner state to the threshold of its centennial. Send flowers opens send flowers url in a new window. The town of keystone was located on the south side of the arkansas river just below the point where the arkansas river and the cimarron river converge. Tried to take a full video of the altar without being silly about it. Exploring oklahoma history historic places database. Oct 30, 2011 the beer city gals reenact the history of one of oklahoma s rowdy prestatehood towns. If you thought a juicy, mouthwatering burger couldnt be part of a healthy eating regimen, think again. Nov 05, 20 if you live in oklahoma, youve probably had a meers burger once or twice in your life. The oklahoma land run by una belle townsend, oklahoma. The restaurant, which is located in the town of meers in the wichita mountain wildife refugee, is known for legendary burgers served in rural west time capsule.
He worked with spartan as a helicopter mechanic before. This theropods name, greek for highspined lizard, refers to the distinctive neural spines on its back. I envy students today that are provided textbooks which are actually interesting to read. In the past, finding a self storage facility entailed searching for meers storage units in the phone book and many times, finding the perfect unit took hours. The plains indians were well aware of this amazing oasis of rock long. See more ideas about oklahoma, books and book authors. As i recall from the late 70s, the town had only 2 or 3 buildings, one of which was the meers store, which also had a restaurant and post office in it. Steve wilson, dauntless gold seekers of the wichitas, in drill bits, picks, and shovels. Tucker page images at hathitrust multiple formats at. Meo meers observatory oklahoma geological survey meers, oklahoma in may of 1985, the oklahoma geological survey installed a seismograph in the meers store to monitor the meers fault. He was professor of history and government at phillips university in enid and at the. Myself and david jones started the club in 2007 which as you know was the centennial year for oklahoma and the sesquicentennial year for pauls valley which was 150 years old in 2007.
Performing in costume are, from left, pauline hodges as pussycat nell, earlene schaefer, pamela french, virginia frantz and vicki shelburne. Private family burial services will be held in highland cemetery under the direction of the becker funeral home. Located in southwestern oklahoma, the wichita mountains span comanche. Thousands of prospectors entered the wichitas, and a number of towns, including wildman, meers, golden pass, craterville, oreana, hollis, and doris, sprang. Using those criteria, morris estimated that oklahoma has had approximately two thousand ghost towns. Our home, faith, is located on a small hobby farm in a rural neighborhood close to the greatest sites in oklahoma biased opinion. Meers store and restaurant exploring oklahoma history. Seismic meersburger at meers store and restaurant this unique place is so worth the drive. Activity books and other resources trunk shows oklahoma history. The ride is a fundraiser for the meers volunteer fire department. Earthquakes the encyclopedia of oklahoma history and culture. Theres more treasure buried right here in oklahoma than in the rest of the whole southwest.
Funeral home services for cecil are being provided by lawton ritter gray funeral home. Eugene was born on may 10, 1936 and passed away on saturday, december 21, 2019. The oklahoma history centers crossroads of commerce exhibit is a dynamic walk through oklahoma s economic development divided into six time periods. Oklahoma facts 40 interesting facts about oklahoma.
Up to 90 days of daily highs, lows, and precipitation chances. So if youre ready to discover some of oklahoma s hidden mysteries, here are 9 buried treasures waiting to be discovered in oklahoma. This disambiguation page lists articles associated with the title meers. Oklahoma historical landmarks, photos, places, and people in a best seller collection. Get away from the city and enjoy a relaxing and recharging weekend at the stone turtle. The biff bulger, meers, ok janelle meraz hooper, author. Known as americas cobblestone treasure medicine park, oklahoma has an interesting history. Local history books on oklahoma arcadia publishing. He has been nominated for the oklahoma book award eighteen times in. Historical educational in meers, ok plus lots of other great things to do with kids. We love books, country life, fresh air, and simple pleasures.