Garden Grove, Oklahoma Explained
Garden Grove is a populated place in Pottawatomie County, Oklahoma, at an elevation of 958 feet.[1] It is located southwest of Prague.[2]
Jim Thorpe, Olympian in the Stockholm 1912 Olympic Games, was attending school in Garden Grove before being recruited to attend Carlisle Indian Industrial School in Pennsylvania.[3] [4]
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35.4194°N -96.7711°W
Notes and References
- Web site: Garden Grove (in Pottawatomie County, Oklahoma) Populated Place Profile. HomeTownLocator.com. June 30, 2021.
- Web site: Prague, Oklahoma to Garden Grove, Oklahoma. Google Maps. June 30, 2021.
- Web site: Jim Thorpe. United States Olympic & Paralympic Museum. June 28, 2021.
- Web site: The Life of Jim Thorpe, P. 8. JimThorpeFilm.com. June 30, 2021.