A walk down Main Street Duncan might take longer than you anticipate if you are stopping to read all the markers inset into the sidewalk. Start first at 10th and Main Street, by viewing the beautiful mural on the side of the historic Palace Theater, and then reading about the history of the old Stephens County Courthouse. The mural hails Duncan as the Crapemyrtle Capital of Oklahoma. There is a scale model of the old courthouse along with a placard of its history.
Begin your walk down history lane. Everything from population numbers at various years, to stories of wartime love, to famous people born in Duncan, there’ s a little something for everyone. History of businesses, sports achievements, contributions to the artists and philanthropists. For the car buffs, there’ s references of the first car in Duncan to what kind of car you could buy in 1938. Markers mentioning The Duncan Banner, including one located to where The Banner’ s current home is, mere steps away from its original home.
Also on Main Street Duncan, look for the vintage tile work in front of a few of the businesses and you’ ll discover a celebrity’ s name and also which buildings were originally Woolworth’ s and J. C. Penney Company( est. 1902).
( ABOVE) THE ICONIC CRAPEMYRTLE MURAL FOUND ON THE SIDE OF THE PALACE THEATRE IN DOWNTOWN DUN- CAN.
( LEFT) THE OLD COUNTY COURTHOUSE’ S REPLICA CAN BE SEEN CLOSE BY THE MURAL.
CELEBRITY NAMES CAN BE FOUND ALONG MAIN STREET DUNCAN WHEN VISITING LOCAL BUSINESSES.
FOR ANYONE WANTING A QUICK HISTORY LESSON, WALK DOWN MAIN STREET DUN- CAN WHERE YOU’ LL FIND PLENTY OF THESE HISTORI- CAL MARKERS.