National Register Record for INITIAL POINT

Historic Name: INITIAL POINT
Current Name: SAME
Address: 7 1/2 MILES WEST OF DAVIS
City: DAVIS VICINITY            County: GARVIN
Section: None           Township: None           Range: None          
Description of significance: INITIAL POINT IS THE NAME GIVEN TO A 54 INCH STONE MONUMENT THAT MARKS THE SPOT WHERE ALL LAND IN OKLAHOMA,EXCEPT FOR THE PANHANDLE, KANSAS, AND NEBRASKA WERE SURVEYED TO OPEN LANDS TO WHITE SETTLEMENT. THIS POINT MADE IT POSSIBLE TO NUMBER TOWNSHIPS EAST AND WEST OF THE INDIAN MERIDIAN, AND TO NUMBER RANGES NORTH AND SOUTH FROM THE BASE LINE. THIS POINT IS STILL USED, EITHER DIRECTLY OR INDIRECTLY, TO DESCRIBE REAL ESTATE TRANSACTIONS IN THE STATE. LISTED IN THE NATIONAL REGISTER 10/6/1970.

Type: SITE
Historic Function: OTHER: SURVEY MARKER
Current Function: AGRICULTURE
Area of Significance 1: COMMERCE
Area of Significance 2: ENGINEERING
Architectural Style: None
Architect: UNKNOWN
Year Built: 1870            Original Site: YES
Condition: GOOD
Restricted: N
Documentation Source: None
Date Prepared: 1970