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Woodward is a city in and the county seat of Woodward County, Oklahoma, United States. [4] It is the largest city in a nine-county area. [5] The population was 12,133 at the time of the 2020 census. [6] The area was historically occupied by the Kiowa, Comanche, Cheyenne and Arapaho tribes. [5]
Woodward County was originally known as "N" County and was composed of present-day Woodward County and portions of Harper, Ellis, and Woods County. Before its division at statehood, Woodward County, then 60 miles square, was the westernmost county of the Cherokee Outlet and adjoined Texas and the Oklahoma Panhandle on the west and Kansas on the ...
Location of Woodward County in Oklahoma. This is a list of the National Register of Historic Places listings in Woodward County, Oklahoma.. This is intended to be a complete list of the properties and districts on the National Register of Historic Places in Woodward County, Oklahoma, United States.
The Glazier–Higgins–Woodward tornado was the sixth deadliest in U.S. history, killing 184 and injuring 980; of these figures, 116 deaths and 782 injuries occurred in Oklahoma. An undetermined number of additional fatalities may have occurred in both states affected.
The House was built in 1916 by architect U. G. Charles of Wichita, Kansas for L. L. Stine, an early banker in Woodward. The house is a three-story brick which was picked out of the Sears Catalog. Stine was the owner of Woodward's First National Bank which was built on the corner of 8th and Main in 1901.
In 2023, the organization overseeing Woodring Wall of Honor and Veterans Park expanded their exhibits to include a 40,000 educational Oklahoma military history exhibit at Enid's Oakwood Mall.
About 1,000 homes were destroyed in Woodward and more than 1,000 people were injured. At times, the tornado was 2 miles (3.2 km) wide. The track, as a whole, was rated F5. [1] Historically, this tornado family is listed as the sixth deadliest tornado to hit the United States, [4] and is the deadliest tornado in Oklahoma history. [5] [6] [7]
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 ...