It is always a special occasion when the McCarter brothers and their families visits the McCarter Museum.On March 24th, Ted McCarter, his wife Karen, their son Charlie and their granddaughter Briggs, spent time at the museum. The granddaughter was especially wanting to come to the museum. Ted and Karen live in California while the son and granddaughter live in North Carolina.
Good things are happening at the museum. Rick Allen, John McIntrye and Vernon Young have volunteered their time and talent to renovate a room at the museum. The room has been a storage room in the back of the museum. Prior historical society members thought it would be ideal to fix the room up and move the military display there because the current room is so crowded. If not that use, the space is certainly needed. Thank you so much Rick, John and Vernon.
With Memorial Day approaching, thoughts turn to decorating loved ones graves.
Bob Diemer and Gary Davis called to my attention about a burial area a mile south of the Davis Landfill and about a quarter mile east from Hwy 177. In a heavily wooded and prickly ground cover area, juts a tall but slender headstone mounted on a cement block. The stone reads: Sarah Lemmon, Sept. 21, 1819----Nov. 22, 1903. There are several cement blocks on the grounds which indicates other headstones have been there but removed.
Near the area is evidence of a cement foundation including some steps.
Checking with a map that Diemer has, as well as the Oklahoma Historical Society, there was a Trading Post and a Post Office across the road from the foundation remains. The post office was set up in Feb., 1894 and closed on May 15, 1900.
The area was known as Burton and the structure that was built on the foundation was the Burton Grandview Baptist Church.
Since there was a floral wreath (although quite faded) at the Lemmon headstone, stirring thoughts that she is remembered by family or friends. Anyone have information?
A mile west of Three Sands is a rural cemetery, Prairie View. Another rural cemetery is River View, which is three and a half miles west of I-35 on Fountain Road, then one and a half miles south. Until about 15 years ago, a church stood on the cemetery grounds. Because of vandalism and no one to care for the church, it was destroyed. Both cemeteries continue to be well-maintained.
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