Way Park - Drumright, OK
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hamquilter
N 35° 59.311 W 096° 36.219
14S E 716028 N 3985330
This Drumright park was a lot more actively used in the past than it is today.
Waymark Code: WMZMC6
Location: Oklahoma, United States
Date Posted: 11/30/2018
Views: 1
Way Park is located on the north side of Broadway about a block west of the downtown area. This is a two-block area, constructed in 1935 by the WPA. The coordinates above are at the rock entrance arch on the south side, although to reach the north side of the park, you would need to walk through the foliage, over a creek, over rough terrain. To reach the north side of the park more easily, go north two blocks on Morrow to N35 59.412 W36.183.
The south side of the park has a couple of memorials, and what looks like it might have been the tiered rock platform for one of the Statues of Liberty, but it is empty now. The park is named for Fred Way, a civic leader in the early 1930's.
On the north side of the park, there is a rock amphitheater which once was a focal point of Drumright entertainment. The seating on the grass hill has been removed. In town, at 138 E. Broadway is a nice mural showing the amphitheater as it was used in the past, with hundreds of Drumright citizens enjoying the show. (See photo gallery). A large gazebo is located northwest of the amphitheater and it seems to be used today. A small swing set is also located here.