White Eagle, Oklahoma
White Eagle, Oklahoma | |
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 Ponca Tribe Sign in White Eagle | |
  White Eagle | |
| Coordinates: 36°36′30″N 97°04′34″W / 36.60833°N 97.07611°W | |
| Country | United States |
| State | Oklahoma |
| County | Kay |
| Elevation | 948 ft (289 m) |
| Time zone | UTC-6 (Central (CST)) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC-5 (CDT) |
| Area code(s) | 580 |
White Eagle is an unincorporated community in Kay County, Oklahoma, United States.
White Eagle was named for the Ponca principal chief, White Eagle (ca. 1840-1914), who led the Ponca to their reservation in Indian Territory.[2] Other names for the town are Ponca, White Eagle Agency, and Whiteagle.[1]
Geography[]
White Eagle is located in southeastern Kay County, just east of the Salt Fork and approximately one and one quarter miles west-northwest of the confluence of the Salt Fork with the Arkansas River. The community is on U.S. Route 177, five miles south of Ponca City.[3]
Politics[]
White Eagle is the headquarters for the Ponca Tribe of Indians of Oklahoma.[4]
Notable person[]
- Paladine Roye, Ponca painter, 1946-2001
References[]
- ^ Jump up to: a b c U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: White Eagle, Oklahoma
- ^ Johansen, Bruce E. White Eagle. Oklahoma Historical Society's Encyclopedia of Oklahoma History & Culture. 2009 (15 August 2009)
- ^ Ponca City SE, OK, 7.5 Minute Topographic Quadrangle, USGS, 1968
- ^ Van de Logt, Mark. Ponca. Oklahoma Historical Society's Encyclopedia of Oklahoma History & Culture. 2009 (15 August 2009)
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- Unincorporated communities in Kay County, Oklahoma
- Unincorporated communities in Oklahoma
- Ponca