Beyond 9:03
Morning dawns in Oklahoma City. In the stillness, the reflecting pool stretches as long as a football field, mirror-still and darker than night. The only sound is water, gently flowing where once was a busy stretch of NW 5th Street. …
Author: M.J. Alexander
TERRITORY AHEAD
The Grave of an Honest Man Stories in Stone: George Lowrey
Moving the Music Onward
Alexander Mickelthwate’s second season
Oh, Hay There
A pair of self-proclaimed world capitals
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.
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.
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.
Quotelahoma Goes European
Go behind the scenes of an ambitious street art project that brought images of the Sooner State into Europeans’ consciousness.
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.
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.
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.”
Oklahoma’s Big Wheels
Investigating Oklahoma’s status as a king of the road when it comes to tire production.
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.
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.
OK’s Advance Scouts
The troop has been around for more than a century – inside Pawhuska’s impressively lengthy Boy Scouts legacy.
Oklahoma and That Dam Record
Pensacola Dam in northeastern Oklahoma remains quite impressively big … but not record-setting.
OK’s Major-League Production
We might not have the most native-born players, but Oklahoma’s Major League Baseball legacy is packed with stars.
Secrets of Cimarron County
Historical treasures off the beaten track in a world all its own – Oklahoma’s Cimarron County.
Toy Museums Around the Globe
Pauls Valley’s Toy & Action Figure Museum is a genuine wonder, but not the only example of the concept.
The Lost Tribe
The obscure local reason why one tribe is rarely mentioned when discussing the Trail of Tears.
Oklahomans Over There
M.J. Alexander looks back on Oklahomans’ sacrifices in World War I with a trip to England’s Brookwood Cemetery.
Bombs Away on Boise City
M.J. Alexander checks the accidental bombing of Boise City’s place in World War II history.
Drive-By Dinosaurs
M.J. Alexander lists a roll call of roadside dinosaurs along Oklahoma highways.
The Tale of the Triangle
M.J. Alexander disrupts a myth while investigating the symbolic connection between the YMCA and Oklahoma’s Marland Oil.
