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Oklahoma Statues

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Mickey Mantle
Oklahoma City, OK		 Bumblebee
the Transformer
Stillwater, OK		 Optimus Prime
the Transformer
Stillwater, OK
This bronze sculpture of Mickey Mantle hitting a home run is installed in front of the Chickasaw Bricktown Ballpark. It was created by Blair Buswell and installed in 1998. Mantle was born and raised in Commerce, OK and played for the New York Yankees. For more, see this website. [map]

These two Transformers are located at the two G&M Body Shop locations. They are about 20 feet tall and were ordered from a company in Thailand. However, the body shop owner was so disappointed with them that he took them apart and made his own significant modifications. The statues were installed in 2015. [Bumblebee map]; [Optimus Prime map]

Andy Payne
Foyil, OK		 Michael William Houghton
Tulsa, OK
In 1928, Andy Payne, a Foyil resident, won the Great Transcontinental Footrace from Los Angeles to New York City. This bronze statue was created by John Free and installed in 1992. [map]

Michael William Houghton was a competitive runner. He was murdered in 1987 at 27. This bronze sculpture was created by Buck Herron and installed in 2009 in River Parks. [map]

Chua Tam-Bao Buddhist Temple
Tulsa, OK
These statues are located at the Chua Tam-Bao Buddhist Temple which was established in 1993. For more, see this website. [map]

Centennial Land Run Monument
Oklahoma City, OK
The Centennial Land Run Monument sculpture group with 45 figures was created by Paul Moore from 2000-2019 and installed in Bricktown River Walk Park. It commemorates the Land Run of 1889 when the Unassigned Land was opened to homesteaders. For more, see this website. [map]

Golden Driller
Tulsa, OK

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2019:
The Golden Driller was built in 1953 for the International Petroleum Exposition. In 1966, he was donated to the Tulsa State Fair, remodeled, and moved here. The Driller is 76 feet tall and made of plaster and concrete. His hand rests on an oil derrick that was originally used in Seminole, OK. During a restoration in 1979, "Tulsa" was added to his belt buckle. For more, see these websites: 1 and 2. [map]

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