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A number of runestones have been found in Oklahoma. All of them are of modern origin dating to the 19th century "Viking revival" or were produced by 19th-century Scandinavian settlers. The oldest find is the "Heavener Runestone," first documented in 1923.
Heavener / ˈ h iː v n ər / is a town in Le Flore County, Oklahoma, United States. The population was 3,414 at the 2010 census, an increase of 6.7 percent from 3,201 at the 2000 census. [ 4 ] Heavener is notable for the Heavener Runestone just outside the city limits.
Heavener Runestone Park (pronounced / ˈ h iː v n ər /) is a 55-acre (220,000 m 2) park located in Le Flore County, Oklahoma near the city of Heavener, Oklahoma. [1] Formerly a state park of Oklahoma, it was transferred to the City of Heavener in 2011, and is now operated by the Friends of Heavener Runestone, a non-profit organization.
The Peter Conser House, in or near Heavener, Oklahoma and/or Hodgen, Oklahoma, was built in 1894 and was the home of Peter Conser from then until his death in 1934.It was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1971.
Flag of Oklahoma. The history of Oklahoma refers to the history of the state of Oklahoma and the land that the state now occupies. Areas of Oklahoma east of its panhandle were acquired in the Louisiana Purchase of 1803, while the Panhandle was not acquired until the U.S. land acquisitions following the Mexican–American War (1846–1848).
Heavener Runestone, stones of modern origin found near Heavener, Oklahoma, U.S. Heavener High School , Heavener, Oklahoma, U.S. Topics referred to by the same term
I notice that in this and other articles there is a regular confusion of "Viking" and "Norse"; one is an occupation and refers to an era, the other is an ethnicity/culture; and if pre-Viking North Germanic peoples did make it to North America, even "Norse" is a bit of a misnomer as it also refers to an era to some degree; say, just ...
The McLemore Site is located on a terrace overlooking Cobb Creek outside the town of Colony in central western Oklahoma. The first major archaeological investigation took place in 1960 under the auspices of Dr. Robert E. Bell of Oklahoma State University. Three sections of the site were excavated: an area of cache and refuse pits, an area once ...