Thursday, June 11, 2015

Charles Estes: Local martyr for conservation

6/4/15

Six mile run on the river trails.

Tucked in along the river trails bike path is a memorial to Charles W. Estes,  Oklahoma's first game warden. On Feb. 26th, 1911, he was shot and killed while investigating illegal hunting on Turkey Mountain. His killer was never found. May he rest in peace.



Read more here.

No comments:

Post a Comment