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COMMUNITY BOTANICAL Courtyard
GROUNDBREAKING CEREMONY
Langston, Oklahoma
The Legacy at Langston officially broke ground on The Legacy at Langston Community Botanical Courtyard on Friday, October 16, 2026, at 3:30 p.m., marking an important milestone in an initiative dedicated to the beautification and continued revitalization of Historic Langston.
The new community botanical courtyard will transform green space at The Legacy at Langston into a welcoming outdoor destination for residents, Langston University students and alumni, families and visitors. Designed as a low-maintenance Oklahoma native demonstration garden, the space will feature drought-tolerant native plants, raised garden beds, seating, and educational elements promoting horticulture, water conservation, wellness, and environmental stewardship.
A centerpiece of the garden will be the Legacy Donor Walkway, constructed with personalized engraved bricks honoring individuals, families, loved ones, alumni, organizations and businesses whose contributions help make the project possible. This will be an ongoing project updated annually as the garden grows.
Community members, Langston University students and alumni, local businesses, organizations, families and friends of Historic Langston attended the celebration.
GROUNDBREAKING CEREMONY
Langston, Oklahoma
Supporters may become a permanent part of the garden through the Legacy Donor Brick Campaign:
4" x 8" Donor Brick - $75
8" x 8" Donor Brick - $100
8" x 8" Corporate / Logo Brick - $250
Each brick tells a story. Each donor leaves a Legacy.
LEAVE YOUR LEGACY - DONOR BRICK CAMPAIGN
LEAVE YOUR LEGACY -
DONOR BRICK CAMPAIGN
Supporters may become a permanent part of the garden through the Legacy Donor Brick Campaign:
4" x 8" Donor Brick - $75
8" x 8" Donor Brick - $100
8" x 8" Corporate / Logo Brick - $250
Each brick tells a story.
Each donor leaves a Legacy.
The project reflects The Legacy at Langston's broader commitment to community investment, beautification, and revitalization in Historic Langston while strengthening connections among residents, Langston University, alumni, businesses, and community partners.
The Mission
The History of Langston
Founded in 1890 as an all-Black self-governing town, Edwin P. McCabe was a prominent African American land developer who co-founded Langston, Oklahoma, alongside William L. Eagleson, who helped establish and promote the community, and white landowner Charles W. Robbins, who assisted with the original land layout and plat filings for the town. Designed to offer African Americans freedom and safety from post-Reconstruction racial oppression, Langston stands proudly today as one of the thirteen remaining all-Black towns in Oklahoma. The historic town of Langston, Oklahoma, and Langston University are both proudly named in honor of John Mercer Langston, an African American abolitionist, attorney, educator, and the first Black U.S. Congressman from Virginia.
