Purcell, Oklahoma Purcell, Oklahoma Nickname(s): Heart of Oklahoma, Quarterhorse Capital of the World, Queen City of the Chickasaw Nation Location of Purcell, Oklahoma Location of Purcell, Oklahoma Purcell is a town/city in Mc - Clain County, Oklahoma, United States, and the county seat. As of the 2010 census, the town/city population was 5,884. Founded in 1887, Purcell was a barns town titled after Edward B.
Purcell is often called the "Quarterhorse Capital of the World" and its official motto is "Heart of Oklahoma"; the town/city has registered trademarks on both titles. Purcell was the only town on the border of the Unassigned Lands, and began attracting hopeful pioneer even before the Land Run of 1889.
The Purcell Register, the town's earliest newspaper, was established in 1887, and continued operating into the 21st Century.
In 1895, one of the five precinct courts of the Chickasaw Nation was positioned in Purcell, with the first session opening November 18, 1895.
Construction of the Oklahoma Central Railway (OCR), which would connect the Lehigh coal mines with Chickasha, reached Purcell in March 1907.
The OCR positioned its chief yards, destroyed and most of its equipment in Purcell.
Purcell is inside the Great Plains region, positioned at 35 1 3 N 97 22 10 W (35.017465, -97.369537). According to the U.S.
Enumeration Bureau, the town/city has a total region of 10.5 square miles (27.2 km2), of which 10.1 square miles (26.1 km2) is territory and 0.46 square miles (1.2 km2), or 4.33%, is water. Purcell is positioned along the I-35 Corridor in the central part of the state, on a bluff overlooking the Canadian River valley inside the Interior Plains region.
It is 13 miles (21 km) south of Norman. The view from up on Purcell's Red Hill offers a scenic glimpse at both the South Canadian River and the University of Oklahoma ground in neighboring Norman.
The central core of Purcell is positioned at the intersection of US-77 and OK-74/OK-39.
Prior to the assembly of I-35, this route of US-77 was the heavily traveled road from Oklahoma City to Dallas.
Purcell is a member of the Heart of Oklahoma Chamber of Commerce, and is at the center of a micropolitan trade region which includes the communities of Goldsby, Lexington, Washington, and Wayne. Several small businesses and banks are positioned in Purcell, including a Walmart Supercenter. Purcell has historically served as an agribusiness region and a center for Oklahoma's equestrian industry. Purcell is the site of the first prepared double-wide trailer park with underground utilities, paved roads, greenbelts and other amenities, as stated to the Oklahoma Department of Commerce.
Large region employers include: Oklahoma Department of Corrections at 2 close-by prison facilities, Tinker Air Force Base in Midwest City, Purcell Public Schools, and The City of Purcell (which operates electric, water and sewage service).
Nance Memorial Bridge, viewed from Purcell train station Purcell's downtown company precinct and its many historic buildings underwent primary improvements and revitalization at a cost of over $1 million in the 1990s via the "U.S.
Purcell has three listings on the National Register of Historic Places: Nance Memorial Bridge spans the South Canadian River, connecting Purcell to Lexington.
Nance was the publisher of a chain of improve newspapers in Oklahoma, including the Purcell Register.
The golf course is positioned with the municipal pool on a rolling region near Purcell Lake.
Recent granite memorial pavers and nameplate memorial was constructed by the City of Purcell workers in cooperation with the small-town Rotary Club and American Legion, on Main Street.
The city's council members also serve as trustees for the Purcell Public Works Authority (PPWA) which manages town/city services such as water, wastewater, electric, and solid waste collection, in addition to the Purcell Municipal Hospital and the town/city golf course.
The town/city council/PPWA members appoint the City Manager. Purcell's train station is positioned at the lower level of the hill at east Main Street, and has daily rail service provided by Amtrak's Heartland Flyer north to Norman and Oklahoma City, and south to Pauls Valley, Ardmore, Gainesville, and Fort Worth.
Highway 77, State Highway 39, and State Highway 74. In addition, ODOT maintains State Highway 77 - C in downtown Purcell, a route which is not marked. Stephen Shephard Memorial Purcell Airport.
Renamed from Purcell Municipal Airport in 2005 to honor a Purcell High School alumnus who became a U.S.
Purcell has two small-town medical facilities, Purcell Municipal Hospital, a 50-bed full service hospital offering acute care and emergency room, is positioned on the north side of the city.
PMH is owned by the City of Purcell and directed by the Purcell Hospital Authority.
The hospital was once managed by HCA-Presbyterian Health Care Systems, and more recently a referral arrangement and joint management agreement was awarded to Saint Anthony Hospital of Oklahoma City The Purcell Clinic is directed by the Chickasaw Nation Indian Health Service, and owned by The Chickasaw Nation.
The clinic, positioned on the fast-growing south end of Purcell near the Walmart supercenter, has a contract with the U.
The Purcell Clinic serves members of all 530 recognized Native American Tribes with healthcare and prescriptions no-charge of charge.
The Purcell Clinic facility includes a drive through pharmacy for the convenience of patients.
The Purcell Clinic refers patients to Carl Albert Hospital in Ada.
Tom Lester, actor and former school teacher in Purcell, best known for TV part as farmhand Eb Dawson on Green Acres National Register of Historic Places listings in Mc - Clain County, Oklahoma City of Purcell.
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