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History of Cleveland County
In the beginning.....
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1901 Mortgage. Payable in gold coin at 8% interest
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Downtown Norman 1964
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2nd Courthouse built in 1906. Demolished by the Works Projects Administration (WPA) workers in the early 1940s
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Building Owen Field 1921
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Adding Machine (purchased in 1908 for $375.00)
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Indian Territory
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Courthouse circa 1948
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1st Courthouse located at the corner of Gray Street and Ponca Avenue. Destroyed by a fire in 1904.
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Territory Meeting 1890
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Sam Noble Museum of Natural History (founded in 1899 by an act of the Oklahoma Territorial Legislature. Opened current location in 1999)
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First Commissioners of Cleveland County
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Moore Lindsay Museum Sign
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The Land Run
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Mistletoe is Oklahoma's official floral emblem, designated on Feb. 11, 1893
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Gaylord Family Oklahoma Memorial Stadium (fka Owen Field & Oklahoma Memorial Stadium)
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The Land Run
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Norman, County Seat of Cleveland County
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Moore Lindsay House Museum
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City of Norman circa 1900
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Cleveland County flag adopted Oct. 29, 2012
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Mural on East Gray Street
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Pride of the Promised Land
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Santa Fe Train Depot
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1st County Seal (adopted June 19, 1890)
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Land Run " Sooners "
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Bridge over the South Canadian River in Noble. Washed out by the flood of 1904.
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Oklahoma Rose Rock (became official state rock in 1968)
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American Bison (became official state animal in 1972)
The Seal of Cleveland County
Cleveland County Commissioners Rod Cleveland, George Skinner, and Rusty Sullivan adopted the county seal July 6, 2010, the first in more than 50 years. The seal represents the growing and dynamic nature of Cleveland County. The seal encompasses a green field representing Cleveland County's environmentally-friendly policies. The blue represents the county's excellent water resources.