Black Hawk (1767 – October 3, 1838) was a leader and warrior of the Sauk American Indian tribe. During the War of 1812, Black Hawk fought on the side of the British. Later he led […]

Henry Walton Bibb was an American author and abolitionist who was born a slave. After escaping from slavery to Canada, he founded an abolitionist newspaper, The Voice of the Fugitive. He returned to the US […]

Jane Austen (16 December 1775 – 18 July 1817) was an English novelist whose works of romantic fiction, set among the landed gentry, earned her a place as one of the most widely read writers […]

Ashley National Forest first forest supervisor

Johannes Seigfried Anderson (July 30, 1887 – April 15, 1950) was a Finland born U.S. Army soldier during World War I, and a Medal of Honor recipient.

Hans Christian Andersen (April 2, 1805 – August 4, 1875) was a Danish author and poet. Although a prolific writer of plays, travelogues, novels, and poems, Andersen is best remembered for his fairy tales, a […]

Birthdate: 03/01/1911 Birthplace: Ardmore, Oklahoma Deceased: 07/23/2001 Place of death: Oklahoma City, Oklahoma

Mary Allerton Cushman (c. 1616 – 28 November 1699) was a settler of Plymouth Colony in what is now Massachusetts. She was the last surviving passenger of the Mayflower. She arrived at Plymouth on the […]

Sir Henry Rider Haggard, KBE was an English writer of adventure novels set in exotic locations, predominantly Africa, and a founder of the Lost World literary genre. He was also involved in agricultural reform around […]

Pilot for Braniff Airlines, friend of Wiley Post and Will Rogers and aviation pioneer in Oklahoma.