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Louis (sometimes styled Louie) Abernathy was born in Texas in 1899 and Temple Abernathy was born in 1904 in Tipton, Oklahoma. Their father was cowboy and U.S. Marshal Jack Abernathy. In 1909 the boys rode by horseback from Frederick, Oklahoma, to Santa Fe, New Mexico, and back. Louis was nine, and Temple was five. [2]
Rush Springs is a town in Grady County, Oklahoma, United States. The population was 997 at the 2020 census, a 19% decrease from 2010. [4] The town promotes itself as the "Watermelon Capital of the World." [5] The community's largest event is the annual Rush Springs Watermelon Festival, which attracts about 30,000 people each year.
Crapemyrtle Capital of Oklahoma mural in downtown Duncan. Duncan is situated approximately 30 miles east of Lawton [8] and 80 miles (130 km) south of Oklahoma City. According to the United States Census Bureau, the city has a total area of 46.0 square miles (119 km 2), of which 7.2 square miles (19 km 2) (15.67%) are covered by water.
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History of the Oklahoma Press and the Oklahoma Press Association (Oklahoma City: Oklahoma Press Association, 1930). Federal Writers' Project (1941), "Newspapers", Oklahoma: a Guide to the Sooner State , American Guide Series , Norman: University of Oklahoma Press, pp. 74– 82, ISBN 9781603540353 – via Google Books
Stephens County is a county located in the U.S. state of Oklahoma.As of the 2020 census, its population was 42,848. [1] Its county seat is Duncan. [2] The county was created at statehood, partly from the Chickasaw Nation in Indian Territory and partly from Comanche County in Oklahoma Territory.
Acme is a ghost town in Grady County, Oklahoma, United States. [1] It had a post office from April 8, 1913, to May 29, 1931. [2] The former community was 3 miles (4.8 km) west of the present community of Rush Springs. [3]
The Duncan Banner "Stephens County's Only Daily Newspaper", is a three-day-a-week newspaper published in Duncan, Oklahoma, United States.Founded by James P. Sampson in 1892, The Duncan Banner is the oldest business in Duncan still operating under the same name.