Augusta Metcalfe (November 10, 1881–May 9, 1971) is a 1983 National Cowgirl Museum and Hall of Fame inductee.
While they lived there, the 1890 Organic Act made the strip part of Oklahoma Territory, which brought it homestead rights.
[4] In 1893, the Corsons claimed a homestead at the mouth of Turkey Creek on the Washita River near Durham, Oklahoma.
With neither school attendance or art lessons, she still won first prize in the state fair in 1911 for one of her paintings.
She used these types of paints to produce images that came from her own experiences of ranch life in Oklahoma in its early years.
[6] The site is on the National Register of Historic Places listings in Roger Mills County, Oklahoma.