Seats for Forklifts Edmond

Seats for Forklifts Edmond - Edmond (population 81,405) is a city in the central portion of Oklahoma State, United States. It is situated within the county of Oklahoma and is part of the Oklahoma City metropolitan area. It is the sixth biggest city within Oklahoma State.

Edmond sits along the northern border of Oklahoma City. Downtown Oklahoma City is easily accessible from Edmond through U.S. Route 77 and Interstate 35. Citylink Edmond bus service offers public transportation to the city of Oklahoma.

The location was selected as a coaling and water station for steam engines on the Santa Fe rail line. The Santa Fe Railroad extended into Indian Territory in the year 1887. The site was considered perfect due to its high elevation, that allowed trains to easily accelerate downhill when departing the station in either direction. The station was named after the freight agent Edmond Burdick. When early inhabitants arrived, they decided to name the township Edmond. Today the BNSF freight line runs through the same course that the old Santa Fe rail used to take.

In the great Oklahoma land run during the year 1889, the town of Edmond was able to blossom around the homesteads staked around the Santa Fe station. The population of Edmond was around 394, by 1890. A syndicate called the Seminole Town and Development Company prepared the original planning map for the city and named the streets after workers and other men connected with the Santa Fe Railroad and the town syndicate. The very first city officers and mayor were elected during May 1889.

During August the year 1986, the city of Edmond made national news, when it was the location of the post office massacre. Today, outside the U.S. Post Office in downtown Edmond is a memorial to the victims of a tragic event. An ex-postal employee named Patrick Sherrill killed 14 people and wounded 6. The crime caused a rash of postal employee murder-suicides throughout the nation.

Shannon Miller, the Olympic gymnast with 7 medals during 1992 and 1996 Olympic Games is from Edmond. Shannon Miller is the countries most decorated Olympic gymnast. The Shannon Miller Parkway has been named to honor her. It is situated on Interstate 35 from the Memorial Road exit to the Logan/Oklahoma County line.