Sunday, December 27, 2009

Where Robinson Street Gets Its Name?

I don't know if this is from where Robinson Street in Norman gets its name or not, but an Engineer on the Atchison, Topeka, and Santa Fe RR who worked on the railroad through Oklahoma Territory was named Robinson.

http://skyways.lib.ks.us/genweb/archives/1912/r3/robinson_albert_alonzo.html

This article in The Oklahoman says that's where Robinson Ave in OKC gets its name.

http://blog.newsok.com/archivist/2009/11/05/meet-mr-robinson/

And I'm guessing that's why the theme for the Robinson Street bridge over I-35 is Railroad says this City of Norman newsletter (p. 5, lower right-hand side).

http://www.normanok.gov/sites/default/files/WebFM/Norman/Community%20Resources/Inside%20Norman%20Newsletter.pdf

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