This marker explained something that happened just a couple of months after the great Land Run of 1889 (I'll never understand that method of land distribution; there had to have been a better idea.). Apparently, new state pride was rampant back then, as well, because when July Fourth came around, the people wanted to celebrate in the biggest way. They watched horse and wagon races and had all kinds of Independence Day fun, but the grandstand they built wasn't resilient enough to hold the weight of all of those new Oklahoma citizens. When it collapsed, a boy was killed, and the tragedy put a stop to the celebration.
Of course, there is more history to this area, but they just don't depict it they way they could. They don't educate people, local residents or out-of-towners, and they should.