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Sep 30, 2004 | 10:30 AM
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Originally posted by: Heywood
bob,
where are you guys gonna camp?
-heywood-
bob,
where are you guys gonna camp?
-heywood-
charlie
Sep 30, 2004 | 06:38 PM
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Keith....where do you think I am gonna try to camp?
I thought we were going to camp there at Cloudy Creek aka "kerr Country"...not Kerr village...Hahhaa.
If that doesn't work we can camp over by the grave or over somewhere near. Either way we can camp just about anywhere near Iron Springs.
Bob
I thought we were going to camp there at Cloudy Creek aka "kerr Country"...not Kerr village...Hahhaa.
If that doesn't work we can camp over by the grave or over somewhere near. Either way we can camp just about anywhere near Iron Springs.
Bob
Sep 30, 2004 | 08:52 PM
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Tyler...
" The Grave" is exactly that, a grave. I would never camp on (or even near) the grave simply as a matter of respect, but some do, in fact its the same guy every year that camps there. He is an okay guy I just don't think he really realizes the irreverance. But as for the grave itself it is really more of a landmark and point of reference that people have used for years to tell someone how to get around in that part of the forest.
For many years the grave was uncared for, overgrown and unattended. But with the recent surge in patriotism, the grave has now been kept up, often with fresh flowers and a flag was flying high above last time I saw it. The grave itself is that of Private Dickson Solomon who died in France in WWI. When you see the grave you are going to ask yourself why did he want to be burried way out in the middle of nowhere? The story I heard (from Keith) is that at the time of his death that parcel of land was the tribal home to his tribe and he/they wanted him burried there. My guess is that in 1918, it was even more remote back then than it is now.
So when we say camp at the grave we don't really mean AT the grave, (although there is a pretty nice camping spot about 150 yards up the hill from there) as that would be disrespectful in my opinion. So there you have your daily dose of Oklahoma History...Hahahha. Tune in tomorrow when we talk about the time Bigfoot helped Jeb Stewart fight the Yankees on the banks of the Kiamichi River.
" The Grave" is exactly that, a grave. I would never camp on (or even near) the grave simply as a matter of respect, but some do, in fact its the same guy every year that camps there. He is an okay guy I just don't think he really realizes the irreverance. But as for the grave itself it is really more of a landmark and point of reference that people have used for years to tell someone how to get around in that part of the forest.
For many years the grave was uncared for, overgrown and unattended. But with the recent surge in patriotism, the grave has now been kept up, often with fresh flowers and a flag was flying high above last time I saw it. The grave itself is that of Private Dickson Solomon who died in France in WWI. When you see the grave you are going to ask yourself why did he want to be burried way out in the middle of nowhere? The story I heard (from Keith) is that at the time of his death that parcel of land was the tribal home to his tribe and he/they wanted him burried there. My guess is that in 1918, it was even more remote back then than it is now.
So when we say camp at the grave we don't really mean AT the grave, (although there is a pretty nice camping spot about 150 yards up the hill from there) as that would be disrespectful in my opinion. So there you have your daily dose of Oklahoma History...Hahahha. Tune in tomorrow when we talk about the time Bigfoot helped Jeb Stewart fight the Yankees on the banks of the Kiamichi River.