Excerpt from the journal of W.E. Laurent and his adventure at the 1920 Picnic and Carnival

Between 1873 and 1875, William Ringo moved his family to Indian Territory. In 1873 the Ringo family appeared on the U.S. Census for...

Oglesby is located in Washington County, about 15 miles southeast of Bartlesville. In the late 1800s, cattle drives were standard between...

Nuyaka is a town whose history spans many states and the signing of the Treaty of New York In 1790. In the summer of 1790, the...

Centralia is a very isolated community now compared to its trade center status for local ranches and farms in the 1890s. It is said to...

Thomas Slick The town of Slick has an exciting beginning. After reading several accounts of its founding days, they seem to agree on only...

Originally named Oka-Alichi (medicine water) by the Chickasaws. It was a place where stories of warriors from the Chickasaw and Choctaws...

The town that moved and forgot to tell anyone. Center Oklahoma was one of the most interesting places to visit because the county records...

Byars is one of the Ghost Towns in Oklahoma that was found totally by accident. We had been using a restaurant in Wanette as our staging...

After several months of research and visits one thing about the Sacred Heart Mission is very clear to me.There is no way I can tell the...

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Members of Ghost Towns In Oklahoma Come Together To Repair Historical Bakery It's a disappointment when individuals find it necessary to...