Meers, Oklahoma
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Meers is a small community located on State Highway 115 in Comanche County, Oklahoma, in the foothills of the Wichita Mountains. Founded as a gold mining town in 1901, it was named for mine operator Andrew J. Meers. The Meers Post Office opened March 12, 1902.
The Meers Store & Restaurant serves the "Best Burger in Oklahoma". Meers lies on the Meers Fault, and, to monitor seismic activity, the Oklahoma Geological Survey installed a seismograph in the the Meers Store & Restaurant (it's also the post office).
[edit] Sources
Shirk, George H. Oklahoma Place Names. Norman: University of Oklahoma Press, 1987. ISBN 0-8061-2028-2 .
[edit] External links
- Meers Store & Restaurant homepage (acessed February 14, 2007)
- Oklahoma Geological Survey Seismograph Stations. (accessed February 14, 2007)
- Maps and aerial photos
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