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Berry, Shelley, Small Towns, Ghost Memories of Oklahoma: A Photographic Narrative of Hamlets and Villages Throughout Oklahoma's Seventy-seven Counties (Virginia Beach, Va.: Donning Company Publishers, 2004). Blake Gumprecht, "A Saloon On Every Corner: Whiskey Towns of Oklahoma Territory, 1889-1907," The Chronicles of Oklahoma 74 (Summer 1996).
Jefferson is a town in Grant County, Oklahoma, United States. The population was 12 at the 2010 census, a 67.6 percent decline from the figure of 37 in 2000. The population was 12 at the 2010 census, a 67.6 percent decline from the figure of 37 in 2000.
Pages in category "Ghost towns in Oklahoma" The following 97 pages are in this category, out of 97 total. This list may not reflect recent changes. ...
Cold Springs is a ghost town in Kiowa County, Oklahoma. The town was 5 miles (8.0 km) south of Roosevelt . [ 1 ] It is now in the Great Plains State Park , in the Mountain Park Wildlife Management Area Site 2.
There was a forbiddance of alcohol and saloons in the village. A post office for the town was created in 1901 under the alias of “Higbee”. In 1902, the name finally changed to “Corbett”, with the post office lasting until 1907. A few years after this, two stores and a sorghum mill were added to the town. The children in the village ...
Waurika is the county seat of Jefferson County, Oklahoma, United States. [4] The population was 1,837 as of the 2020 United States census. [5]An article from 1985 in The Oklahoman claimed that Waurika promoted itself as "The Parakeet Capital of the World," while giving no explanation for using this slogan. [6]
The area was being settled in 1892. The town reached its peak population, about 500 people, around 1905 to 1910. During that time, Cestos had several stores, a bank, hotel, and two newspapers. [1] Cestos was known for its flour mill, made by the Cestos Milling Company. They sold two brands that were marketed throughout the Oklahoma Territory ...
Boggy Depot is a ghost town and Oklahoma State Park that was formerly a significant city in the Indian Territory.It grew as a vibrant and thriving town in present-day Atoka County, Oklahoma, United States, and became a major trading center on the Texas Road and the Butterfield Overland Mail route between Missouri and San Francisco.