Construction Gray Horse School, which can also be spelled as Greyhorse or Grayhorse, was constructed by the WPA in 1939. The architect who designed it, AJ Love, was a popular designer of 150+...
Construction Gray Horse School, which can also be spelled as Greyhorse or Grayhorse, was constructed by the WPA in 1939. The architect who designed it, AJ Love, was a popular designer of 150+...
With only a few crosses on the outside of the old St Camillus Catholic Church and a sign with no writing, it’s hard to tell that a Catholic Church was once an active part of Marshall. The...
The Mansion Alexander Tallchief was an Osage Indian who obtained his wealth like many others in the Osage tribe through the 1920’s oil boom. A 10-room structure constructed of terracotta bricks...
Mr. Carr donated a small bit of land just 135 by 82 feet, just off of Main Street to build a jail. Tin and timber were gathered from J.W. Chandler and Son Lumber Yard, the only lumber yard in town at...
Today, the quiet town of Marshall sits with a population of around 300 people and a very wide Main street that was once home to parades, large farms, school children playing and an area that...
It was decided in 1929 that the growing African American population in Fairfax needed a separate school due to Oklahoma laws of segregation. Students were taught at a private residence while Walter L...
A calaboose is a tiny jail, like this one there are many scattered in the old towns of Oklahoma. Most built in the early 1900s, they were used to hold inmates for minor crimes such as public...
“Big Bob” was an appropriate nickname for Robert M. Burnett, a senior Garfield County deputy sheriff in 1984. “Big Bob” stood 6 feet 10 inches tall and weighed close to 400...
What happens when entire schools are forgotten? As is increasingly the case with the now-abandoned Skedee School. First constructed of wood in the year 1906, the original school was replaced by a...
History of Native American Boarding Schools Many are unaware of the true horrors that occurred at the more than 526 Native boarding schools across the United States. Organizations like the...
During the first few years of statehood the community thrived. By 1909 it offered residents Christian, Congregational, Evangelical Lutheran, and Methodist churches, the Waukomis School, and the...
This single-story building was built in 1968, was last used in 1996, and contains approximately 11,383 square feet of space. The building is situated on approximately 5.1 Acres. The former nursing...
Out of this massive project many state lakes were formed including lake Oologah. This increased tourism in the area, and the Ponderosa Water Park was built. It was open until 1984, when a 9...
This is the old Morrison Grain storage silo. The new building of Morrison Grain and Ag Services was founded in May of 2004. Tina and Doug Will along with Billie and Bryan Chrz purchased the existing...
In 1909, plans for the Eastern Hospital for the Insane (later Eastern State Hospital) were adopted by the Oklahoma State Legislature. A 160-acre tract of land was given to the State by the City of...
History of Blackburn Blackburn, Oklahoma, is a town with a rich history marked by periods of prosperity and hardship. Located in Pawnee County, Blackburn developed following the Cherokee Outlet land...
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