Category: Points of Interest

Magnetic Hill Oklahoma

12 November 2020By Brett

I visited Magnetic Hill near Springer Oklahoma. It was a fun day trip only 1.5 hours away from Oklahoma City. A magnetic hill or gravity hill is an illusion where the terrain and the road mix and create an illusion and feeling of traveling uphill even though the road is descending. It’s a fun day…Read more

Webbers Falls I-40 Bridge Disaster Memorial

26 August 2020By Brett

I saw an interesting memorial to a sad part of Oklahoma history in Webbers Falls. It’s the I-40 Bridge Disaster Memorial which is in the city’s park. The location of the memorial is: 35.513883, -95.127776. The Webbers Falls Bridge Disaster Memorial located in the city’s park. I-40 Bridge Disaster Chain of Events The disaster started…Read more

Wiley Post and Visiting His Gravesite

30 July 2020By Brett

Wiley Post is a world-famous Okie. He is also well known all around Oklahoma and more specifically, Oklahoma City. He represented Oklahoma during his aviation adventures all round the world. I’m going to take a look at the man, the myth, and the legend. I’m also going to see Wiley Post’s final resting place. The…Read more

OK-KS-MO Tri-State Marker

13 July 2020By Brett

I always love stopping at roadside monuments and I discovered the OK-KS-MO Tri-State Marker. It was a fun stop and even had a fun place to stand to be in three states. It’s an easy drive off the interstate and is worth a quick stop. A Little History An 800 member team started at the…Read more

Jesse Chisholm’s Gravesite

30 June 2020By Brett

Jesse Chisholm was a man whose history has reverberated since the mid-1800s and continues today. His namesake is found all throughout Texas, Oklahoma, and Kansas. His name is forever enshrined upon schools, highways, festivals, and, the place I visited, his final restating place. The site is located at 35.726223, -098.290770. Jesse Chisholm’s Story Jesse was…Read more