| City/Town: • Lovell |
| Location Class: • School |
| Built: • 1922 | Abandoned: • 1955 |
| Status: • Abandoned |
| Photojournalist: • Billy Dixon |
Schooling in the town began in 1903 with a population of nearly 200. The Lovell school first met in a 16 x 26 foot sod house, a small frame building was built a few years later. At the time of statehood in 1907 the town had began to fill out having a school, two grain elevators, it’s founding post office, two cotton gins, the largest blacksmith shop in the area, bank, hotel, lumber yard, and animal feed post. The town gained population and interest in 1926 when an oil boom hit in the near by town Roxana three miles northwest of Lovell. Foreseeing the future, in 1922 construction completed on present larger two room school house. In January of 1928 a fire roared through the east side of Lovell’s main street, destroying eleven businesses. Without insurance, the Great depression and World War II on the horizon, little rebuilding was redone. The Lovell school held its lasy day of class on May 17th, 1955.
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Why don't they start rebuilding it again instead of letting nature take over it. They said they didn't have the money because of ww2 coming in and that the 3 fire engines are to attract visitors so that the memories of the town are not forgotten before nature finally takes over. Why not rebuild it.
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My in-laws own this piece of property. Unfortunately, these pictures were taken and placed on the internet. It has resulted in many of these items being stolen out of the school house. Very sad that people choose to help themselves to the property of others. Our family had plans for many of the heirlooms that were once used by our family members who attended this school years ago. It's a shame.
Yes Tara, it's a shame that these things were stolen, but if there were items that meant so much to the family… why were they left to decay?
It is a shame when people violate history and other people's property, but this group of people who run this website/group do so because they want to educate a population of people who are losing sight of Oklahoma history. Hopefully you and your family have thoroughly secured the area now that you know what people will do. Thank you for letting your family's history help educate and inspire others to learn. As for the thieves who stole from you, they will get their come upends.
Thats my great uncle who founded Lovell Oklahoma Id love to learn more
Love the history!
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Did you get permission from the land owner to take these pictures?
good job billy! great pictures!
Awesome Mr.Bill. it's krazy this school is very similar to Bird Creek school