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Snyder is a city in Kiowa County, Oklahoma, United States. The population was 1,394 at the 2010 census . This figure represented a decline of 7.6 percent from 1,509 persons in 2000.
Created in 1975, Tom Steed Reservoir is a reservoir in Kiowa County, Oklahoma, 6 miles (9.7 km) northwest of the city of Snyder, Oklahoma. [a] The reservoir area was created by damming West Otter Creek and diverting flows of Elk Creek through the Bretch Diversion Canal by Mountain Park Dam.
The lake provides the water supply for the Fort Sill and Lawton communities as situated south of the water reservoir. [5] The town of Medicine Park is south of the lake and provides a visual of the Lawtonka dam. Lawtonka Acres and Robinson's Landing Marina are located at the north shoreline boundaries of the Lawtonka recreation area.
The highway passes through fifteen of Oklahoma's counties. Along the way the route serves two of Oklahoma's largest cities, Lawton and Oklahoma City, as well as many regionally important cities, like Altus, Chickasha, Muskogee, and Tahlequah. Despite this, US-62 has no lettered spur routes like many other U.S. routes in Oklahoma do.
Fires destroyed most of the wood-frame buildings along Main Street in 1906 and 1908. The town rebuilt with all brick structures. [5] According to Encyclopedia of Oklahoma History and Culture, the Oklahoma City and Western Railroad offered Mountain Park resident Sol Bracken six thousand dollars for a 160 acres (65 ha) tract on which to build a ...
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The 1905 Snyder, Oklahoma, tornado was a powerful tornado that struck the town of Snyder, Oklahoma, in Kiowa County on Wednesday, May 10, 1905. The event was one of the worst natural disasters ever to hit the state of Oklahoma. The tornado killed 97 people, making it the second most deadly tornado in Oklahoma history. [1]
Sterling's public works authority provides water, sewer, and sanitation services to the town. Electric service is provided by American Electric Power Public Service Company of Oklahoma. Natural gas service is provided by Oklahoma Natural Gas. Telephone, Internet, and Digital TV Services is provided by Hilliary Communications.