National Register of Historic Places

Initial Point

Davis, Garvin County, Oklahoma
Listed
October 5, 1970
Type
Object
Period
Listed
Ref No.
70000533

About this property

Initial Point, on the boundary of Garvin County, Oklahoma and Murray County, Oklahoma, about 7.5 miles (12.1 km) west of Davis, Oklahoma, is a historic surveying initial point which was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1970. It includes one contributing object, a sandstone marker monument approximately 54x18x18 in dimension. It was set "in a mound of stones six feet in diameter and three feet high, from which flagstaff at Fort Arbuckle bears north seven degrees, thirty-seven minutes west." Initial Point, or the "Point of Beginning," was established by United States General Land Office surveyors in 1870. From this point all land in Indian Territory and Oklahoma Territory, and later the State of Oklahoma except for its Panhandle, was surveyed and described. It is considered one of the notable initial points in the United States. At the time of its establishment, Initial Point was located in Pickens County, Chickasaw Nation.

Location

Davis, Garvin County, Oklahoma
34.50675, -97.24724

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Nearby Historic Sites

Fort Arbuckle Site
Early Republic
1.5 mi
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Moore-Settle House
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When was Initial Point listed on the National Register?

Initial Point was listed on the National Register of Historic Places on October 5, 1970.

What type of historic resource is Initial Point?

Initial Point is classified as a object in the National Register of Historic Places.

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