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The Grave of an Honest Man Stories in Stone: George Lowrey

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Moving the Music Onward

Alexander Mickelthwate’s second season

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Oh, Hay There

A pair of self-proclaimed world capitals

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The Saga of Spring Frog

One of the oldest extant graves in Oklahoma, a massive stone coffin marking the resting place of Cherokee elder Spring Frog, is as distinctive and memorable as the man it memorializes.

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Goingsnake’s Final Rest

Already a respected elder of the Cherokee people before the Trail of Tears, Goingsnake was buried far from his home, and M.J. Alexander found the spot of his grave.

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An Oklahoma Story in Stone

Nearly 150 years after Sophia Pitchlynn died in what was then Indian Territory, her gravestone still stands silent vigil in Garland Cemetery.

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Quotelahoma Goes European

Go behind the scenes of an ambitious street art project that brought images of the Sooner State into Europeans’ consciousness.

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OK’s Great Salt Mystery

Mocked as a fairy tale after the Louisiana Purchase, the Great Salt Plains does exist, and continues to maintain its silent air of otherworldly mystery.

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An Oklahoman’s Rhodes Saga

Oklahoma author and adventurer John Joseph Mathews is known for his writings, a lifestyle of solitude in nature … and a Rhodes Scholarship that never happened.

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Woody Guthrie’s Michigan Lament

The sad story of a Michigan mining strike that inspired legendary Oklahoma musician Woody Guthrie to write the song “1913 Massacre.”

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Oklahoma’s Big Wheels

Investigating Oklahoma’s status as a king of the road when it comes to tire production.

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Guthrie’s Green

It’s a nice little spot with an interesting backstory; this Guthrie site is worth a look despite not really being the smallest national park.

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OK’s Mighty Thunderbirds

Nearly 75 years after the end of WWII, M.J. Alexander shares tales of the 45th Infantry Division – the Thunderbirds – and their heroic efforts to defeat Adolf Hitler.

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