This monument sits in a field near the road south of Tonkawa in - TopicsExpress



          

This monument sits in a field near the road south of Tonkawa in Kay county in basically the middle of nowhere. The homestead mentioned in the description no longer stands. The description reads: This marks the homestead of Jim H. Stone who made the run September 16, 1893 on Dell a 3 yr old from the S.W. Corner of Sumner county to this homestead, 29 Mi. in 1 hour 47 min. Dell died 1916, age 26. This monument honors those pioneers who made the run. The officers of the old settlers of the Cherokee outlet in 1940. Harvey L. Wile, Amos Thomas, Jim H. Stone, Oliver L Chambers, Tom Sheets. This monument donated by Hahn Bros. monument builders in honor of their uncle, Carl Hahn, who made the run past this spot and was a life long friend of Jim H. Stone. 1940.
Posted on: Sun, 11 Jan 2015 01:17:39 +0000

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