The Indian Meridian, Marshall County, Oklahoma

Submitted by: Barbara Sevier 
Email: lamsev@telepath.com
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The Indian Meridian was the first line measured in what is now Oklahoma,
true north and south, beginning at a point in the Arbuckle Mountains and going
north to the Kansas border and south to the Texas line.   From that line,
there was a government survey conducted --- so that is the primary reference
point in all Oklahoma legal land descriptions.   In Oklahoma, legal
descriptions include the words "'Range E' or 'Range W'...of the Indian
Meridian."   A Range is six miles wide.  Example; I grew up on a farm that was 
in Range 11 West of the Indian Meridian, so if I were to  see that the first 
time I could guess that the farm was roughly 6 x 11 miles (66 miles) west of 
the Indian Meridian.  It runs  north and south roughly through the center of 
the state.

The Indian Meridian is the initial point of reference for all legal land 
descriptions in the State of Oklahoma.
 
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There are historical markers marking the Indian Meridian.  If you know of one, 
please send information about the marker and its location to jmarlow@texoma.net