Site of Babbs Switch Tragic School Fire

Site of Babbs Switch Tragic School Fire (HM29CO)

Location: Hobart, OK 73651 Kiowa County
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Country: United States of America
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N 34° 57.478', W 99° 3.644'

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Babbs Memorial School

—1925 —

On Dec. 24, 1924, 35 people lost their lives while attending a Christmas party in a one room frame school house. The fire was started by a candle on a Christmas tree. A school building was built here as a memorial and a model to point the way to safer county schools the nation over. The school was discontinued in 1943. Was dismantled and sold.

In Memory Of


W. T. Curtis — Mrs. W. T, Curtis — Edna Curtis — Francis Curtis — T. C. Coffey — Mrs. T. C. Coffey — Maudie Coffey — Orley Coffey — Dow Bowling — Maggie Bowling — Edward Bowling — William Biggers — Walter Biggers — John Duke — John Hebeasperger — Mrs. Rhoda Bradshaw — Mattie Mae Bryan — Earnest Peterson — Obil Peck — Ciryl Peck — Paul Peck — Vesta Jackson — Alice Noah — Lee Reville — Lillie Edna Reville — J. T. Goforth — J. B. Goforth — Juanita Stephenson — Mary Juanita Stephenson — Gladys Clements — Mary Lois Clements — Miss Isabell McNutt and the teacher Florence (Terry) Hill
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HM NumberHM29CO
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Year Placed1966
Placed ByThe Community Welfare and Rainey Mountain Extension Homeowners Clubs and Roosevelt Garden Club
Marker ConditionNo reports yet
Date Added Sunday, July 15th, 2018 at 1:01pm PDT -07:00
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Locationbig map
UTM (WGS84 Datum)14S E 494455 N 3868383
Decimal Degrees34.95796667, -99.06073333
Degrees and Decimal MinutesN 34° 57.478', W 99° 3.644'
Degrees, Minutes and Seconds34° 57' 28.68" N, 99° 3' 38.64" W
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Area Code(s)580
Which side of the road?Marker is on the right when traveling North
Closest Postal AddressAt or near US-183, Hobart OK 73651, US
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