Hi,
I was the little girl who grew up on this site (now Chandler Park) back in the 40's and early 50's. My great-grand parents, Willard L. Rist and Relda Rist built a little house just behind, what is now, the baseball diamond. They lived there for many, many years and grew their crops of corn and vegetables on this site.  My grandfather and I use to go down to the Arkansa River and catch cat fish, then bring them home and put them in our pond.  When we wanted cat fish for dinner he and I would go out and catch them for dinner. This was "our hill" and the closes neighbors were the 3 or 4 houses up the hill that the quary provided for some of there workers. We spent many years hicking up and down this hill. We didn't always have a car so we walked down to the highway and hitched a ride into Tulsa to shop and to go to the Baptist church in Berryhill. 
The last time I visited the site was in 1979 and found the exact site of our house.  I have always been upset that there had never been any mention of my great-grandparents every living there or that there has never been a marker where their homestead stood.  They were settlers in the early days of Berryhill and were known all over the valley.  My great-grandfather passed away in 1965 and my great-grandmother in 1969.  After that, the property was left to my Uncle Roy Jeffries and he sold it. The family was very upset with him.  He had two sisters, my mother Bobbie Jeffries and their younger sister, Wanda Jeffries.  The three of them were also were raised on this propery until they were in their teens.
I would like to ask if it would be possible to put a marker in the area where the Rist's home once stood.  It would be a great honor to our family to know our grandparents and great-grand parents were recognized as the first settlers on the hill (now Chandler Park). 
The last time I was able to visit the area was in 1979 when I visited my great-grandparents grave sites at Woodland Memorial Park in Sand Springs. It broke my heart to see the house gone and no mention of anyone ever living there.  I have many pictures of our home and all of us from back in the 40's if you would like to have copies please let me know.
Just thought you might want a little history about the area before it became Chandler Park.

Sincerely,
Bonna Johnson