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Mannford is a city in Creek County in the northeastern part of the U.S. state of Oklahoma. The population was 3,262 at the time of the 2020 census , [ 4 ] up from 3,076 in 2010. The city sits next to Keystone Lake and claims to be the "Striped Bass Capital of the World".
War Bonnet Raceway Park was a purpose-built 2.3-mile road course located in Mannford, Oklahoma, which played host to a single Trans-Am Series event in 1968, two open-wheel SCCA F5000 event in 1967 and 1968, as well as various sports car races organized by the SCCA between 1967 and 1970.
The Miller Brothers 101 Ranch was a 110,000-acre (45,000 ha) cattle ranch in the Indian Territory of Oklahoma before statehood. Located near modern-day Ponca City, it was founded by Colonel George Washington Miller, a veteran of the Confederate Army, in 1893. [4]
Oklahoma has a rich military history, from being home to the earliest westward outposts to a training ground for today's pilots. Some of that history is on display throughout the state at museums ...
The Bored Panda team has scoured the internet to find some of the most stunning colorized photos from the 1940s. These beautiful images breathe new life into the past, turning historical moments ...
Oklahoma City attorney Bob Burke may know more about Oklahoma history than any other living person. Born in Broken Bow 76 years ago, Burke has both a degree in journalism and a law degree, and he ...
The 2012 Oklahoma wildfires were a series of wildfires which impacted areas throughout the state of Oklahoma. Starting earlier in the year, a widespread drought caused many areas to be exposed to wildfires. [4] [5] Starting in late July and early August, the wildfires burned at least 52,000 acres, [2] and destroyed at least 121 homes and ...
In September and October 1986, Keystone Lake was filled to capacity when the remnants of Hurricane Paine entered Oklahoma and dropped nearly 22 inches (0.56 m) of water into the Cimarron and Arkansas rivers northwest of the lake, requiring the Corps of Engineers to release water downstream at a rate of 310,000 cubic feet per second (8,800 m 3 ...