The growing town of Carter Oklahoma, had outgrown its school by 1929, and a new, modern building was a necessity. Bids were received, and contractors Neece, Joseph, and Solomon won with the lowest...
The growing town of Carter Oklahoma, had outgrown its school by 1929, and a new, modern building was a necessity. Bids were received, and contractors Neece, Joseph, and Solomon won with the lowest...
The Longdale Jail is very similar in construction to that of the Cache Jail. It is made of blocks, with two cells and has been repurposed into a utility building of some sorts. It is one of the prime...
The Cache Jail is by far the latest example of a tiny jail that was built in 1960. Its architecture resembles that of the Longdale Jail. It sits in a park in the small town. It is one of the prime...
The Canute Jail sits alone in the disappearing town being consumed by vines. It is one of the prime examples of a calaboose in Oklahoma, a remnant of pioneer days passed. Its stories are hidden away...
The Camargo Jail sits alone in the disappearing town being consumed by vines. It is one of the prime examples of a calaboose in Oklahoma, a remnant of pioneer days passed. Its stories are hidden...
The Vici Jail is one of my personal favorites. It is everything a textbook pioneer jail is. A concrete, barrel-roof, single-cell structure. It is also in the “ideal” jail location, where...
Clinton Naval Air Station After eight months of construction on the alfalfa fields just south of Foss the war project was finally complete and the Clinton Naval Air Station was activated on June 1...
Keith’s Korner Keith Thomas created this business in the 1970s calling it Keith’s Korner. Later it would be passed down to his son Rusty in the late 1980s. Hours were 7 days a week Mon...
Located in Southwestern Oklahoma sits the Wichita Mountains Wildlife Refuge, an ethereal landscape where one can be transported back into days of the Wild West. Before bustling cities filled with...
Independent Order of Odd Fellows Orphanage of Carmen The Independent Order of Odd Fellows Orphanage of Carmen, Odd Fellows Home – Carmen for short is just one of two homes located in Oklahoma...
Shocked we had not heard of this location before we knew that when it finally was put on our radar it was important to document this piece of Oklahoma and Native American history that is known...
The Del Camino Motel or when it first got its start around 1950 as the Del Camino Courts located in Woodward, Oklahoma, was one of the most interesting examples of a motel that we had ever seen...
Leedey Jail is one to be proud of, bigger than most of the calabooses in its area it is one that can’t be missed. With an almost safe-like door it is fit with a bigger than “normal”...
Donations for the Butler Jail were starting to be collected by Councilman Ben Neu in April of 1930. He himself donated $25 and by the end of one day collected $170. A jail for Butler had been talked...
The Grandfield Jail was built sometime between 1914-1923 it is a typical barrel roof, concrete structure but unlike most others has two cells. Used mostly as a drunk tank or holding cell it was...
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