Mount Williams (Oklahoma)

From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia

For the town in Virginia, see Mount Williams, Virginia.

Mount Williams was a large artificial hill in Norman, Oklahoma. Built by the United States Navy as the backstop to a firing range[1], the hill became a minor landmark in the Norman area. It was named after the commander of the base at the time it was built.[2] The hill was located near the Interstate 35/Robinson St. interchange.

In 2006, the hill was demolished in order to make room for a Super Target. One of the access roads into the Target is named "Mount Williams Road" to commemorate the old hill.

[edit] References

  1. ^ Rieger, Andy. "Beloved lump Mount Williams will be coming down soon". The Norman Transcript. August 1, 2003.
  2. ^ Gust, Steve. "'Progress' claims another Oklahoma landmark". Edmond Life & Leisure. March 2, 2006.
 This Oklahoma-related article is a stub. You can help Wikipedia by expanding it.