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A marker built from native stone was erected in 1938 by the [[Works Progress Administration|WPA]], but it is located 50 feet to the west of the actual tri-point. A stand-on plaque was added in October 2004 at the actual site of the tripoint.<ref>Alexander, M.J. [https://www.405magazine.com/quapaws-dueling-monuments/ "Quapaw's Dueling monuments: Two spots for three states" ''405 Magazine'' (April 4, 2017)] (Accessed Nov. 29, 2021)</ref><ref>[https://www.roadsideamerica.com/story/50144 "Stand on three states: Kansas, Missouri, Oklahoma" ''RoadsideAmerica.com'']</ref> |
A marker built from native stone was erected in 1938 by the [[Works Progress Administration|WPA]], but it is located 50 feet to the west of the actual tri-point. A stand-on plaque was added in October 2004 at the actual site of the tripoint.<ref>Alexander, M.J. [https://www.405magazine.com/quapaws-dueling-monuments/ "Quapaw's Dueling monuments: Two spots for three states" ''405 Magazine'' (April 4, 2017)] (Accessed Nov. 29, 2021)</ref><ref>[https://www.roadsideamerica.com/story/50144 "Stand on three states: Kansas, Missouri, Oklahoma" ''RoadsideAmerica.com'']</ref> |
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== See also == |
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Revision as of 19:05, 5 June 2023
OKKAMO Tri-State Marker is a monument showing the tripoint of Oklahoma, Kansas, and Missouri. It is located at an elevation of 1,016 feet[1] (one source says 1,024 feet)[2] and is about 300 feet north of I-44 and about 1000 feet east of the Downstream Casino and Resort, which is operated by the Quapaw Nation.
A marker built from native stone was erected in 1938 by the WPA, but it is located 50 feet to the west of the actual tri-point. A stand-on plaque was added in October 2004 at the actual site of the tripoint.[3][4]
See also
- List of Oklahoma tri-points
- Preston Monument: monument on the Colorado-New Mexico-Oklahoma tripoint
- Site No. JF00-072: monument on the Kansas-Nebraska border
- Site No. RH00-062: monument on the Kansas-Nebraska border
- Texhomex: monument on the New Mexico-Oklahoma-Texas tripoint
- United States Highway 61 Arch: monument on the Arkansas-Missouri border
References
- ^ Clark, Patterson & Denise Lu "Cornering America's tri-points: A guide to 65 lonely spots where at least three states converge" (Sept. 17, 2015) (Accessed Nov. 29, 2021)
- ^ "#19 KS-MO-OK" Highpointers.org"
- ^ Alexander, M.J. "Quapaw's Dueling monuments: Two spots for three states" 405 Magazine (April 4, 2017) (Accessed Nov. 29, 2021)
- ^ "Stand on three states: Kansas, Missouri, Oklahoma" RoadsideAmerica.com
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