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Oklahoma City Legends Jane Jayroe and Susan Powell

Nov 22, 2024 | 405magazine.com | Linda Miller

Jane Jayroe and Susan Powell have been the only Oklahoma winners to date who went on to wear all three crowns, but they’re not the only metro area contestants who have received the opportunity to advance to bigger stages. For many local titleholders, their stories began at the Miss Oklahoma City pageant, which celebrated its 101st anniversary this year. The first Miss America pageant was in September 1921, and two years later, Mary Dean Overby won the first Miss Oklahoma City competition.
Oklahoma City Legends Jane Jayroe and Susan Powell

Nov 22, 2024 | flipboard.com | Linda Miller

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The Historic Arcadia Round Barn

Oct 29, 2024 | 405magazine.com | Linda Miller

It’s big, red and round and one of Oklahoma’s iconic landmarks. It’s a barn, or at least it used to be. Located on historic Route 66, the Arcadia Round Barn captures the attention of curious passersby, beckoning them to stop and discover more about the interesting structure that seems right at home in the small, rural town. Local farmer William Harrison Odor built the barn in 1898, and like others he was concerned about tornadoes.
Mary Golda Ross, a Hidden Figure in Aerospace History

Sep 30, 2024 | 405magazine.com | Linda Miller

Mary Golda Ross never let working in a field dominated by men hinder or stop her. Instead, she excelled and became Lockheed Aircraft Co.’s first female engineer and the first known Native American female aerospace engineer. Ross, whose great-great grandfather was Cherokee Nation Principal Chief John Ross, was born in Park Hill but went to live with her grandparents in Tahlequah to attend what were considered the best primary and secondary Cherokee schools. It proved to be a good start.
The Pioneering Service of Oklahoma’s Elizabeth Fulton Hester

Aug 30, 2024 | 405magazine.com | Linda Miller

Elizabeth Fulton Hester was the first woman inducted into the Oklahoma Hall of Fame in 1928, which also was the first class. But it wasn’t her first time to be honored or celebrated. Hester was a pioneer, missionary, nurse and teacher. She also supported the women’s suffrage movement and taught at both Choctaw and Chickasaw schools. Five of the young men she taught, according to Hester, went on to become governors or chiefs of their tribes. She, too, was a leader, active and vocal.
Oklahoma City's Most Beautiful Buildings

Jul 29, 2024 | 405magazine.com | Linda Miller |Julie Partin |Kaylin Hill

The Oklahoma City metropolitan area contains an eclectic mix of eye-catching creations. We rounded up 13 of the most breathtaking architectural feats, 11 classic and two up-and-coming blockbuster developments. Their usages range from bank to library to private home, and the stories behind the structures are captivating and sometimes controversial. To see where we are now and guess where we are going through the viewfinder of our history is truly inspiring.
An OKC-invented Solution to Parking Woes

May 31, 2024 | 405magazine.com | Linda Miller

Free parking on Oklahoma City’s downtown streets was the norm in the early 1930s, but that was about to change. Street parking had become a problem, with workers — who usually arrived early and didn’t move their cars until quitting time — snagging most of the nearby spots. Retail shoppers, along with anyone with bank or business appointments, often had to park blocks away, leaving many people unhappy on a daily basis. In 1932 the Oklahoma City Chamber of Commerce urged Carl C.
The Enduring Lure of Route 66

May 1, 2024 | 405magazine.com | Linda Miller

It has been called the Mother Road and Main Street of America. It stretched from Illinois to California, running through Missouri, Kansas, Oklahoma, Texas, New Mexico and Arizona for 2,448 miles. It has been popularized in The Grapes of Wrath; the 1946 song “Get Your Kicks on Route 66,” the “Route 66” television show in the ’60s and, decades later, the animated movie Cars.
A Ponca City Monument to Confidence

Mar 29, 2024 | 405magazine.com | Linda Miller

Her introduction attracted more than 40,000 people, all eager to see the larger-than-life bronze statue: a pioneer woman, her face one of determination and courage, leading her young son by the hand. The much-anticipated Pioneer Woman statue was dedicated in Ponca City on April 22, 1930, on the 41st anniversary of the first land run in Oklahoma. Declared a state holiday, the day also included a nationwide radio address by U.S. President Herbert Hoover from the White House.
Picher: Oklahoma's Best-Known Ghost Town

Mar 1, 2024 | 405magazine.com | Linda Miller

Once a thriving community in northeast Oklahoma, Picher is now abandoned with crumbling and vacant buildings surrounded by towering hills of chat, a hazardous byproduct of lead and zinc mining. It was mining that helped build this industrial boom town, and it was the result of that mining that destroyed it. In late 1913, the area developed literally overnight after a homeowner discovered lead on his property. Named after the owner of the Picher Lead Co., the town was incorporated in 1918.