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nelagoney jail

Nelagoney Jail

As many of you may know by now, I have been on a mission for the last year and a half to document as many tiny jails across the Midwest as possible. So far, I have documented over 150, with even more...

tanglewood school

Tanglewood School

Nestled behind a private tree line in Sand Springs, Oklahoma is a historic school with a plethora of development opportunities. Sitting on 3.5 acres is the Tanglewood School awaiting its new life...

Discoveryland

Discoveryland

Since 1976, the Discoveryland amphitheater has brought family fun and musicals to Sand Springs and the surrounding area. Most popularly known for its showing of the Rodgers and Hammerstein musical...

blackwell depot

Santa Fe Depot – Blackwell

The Santa Fe Depot, located in Blackwell, Oklahoma, is a perfect example of the brick depots that were constructed more elegantly for the county seat holders. While it isn’t anymore, Blackwell...

first national bank skiatook bank

First National Bank of Skiatook

First National Bank of Skiatook Sitting just off busy Main Street, a beacon of history towers over the downtown area. The First National Bank – Skiatook was first organized in 1905 as The...

Clearview Oklahoma

Clearview Oklahoma

Larry O’Dell with the Oklahoma Historical Society said that when the federal government relocated the Cherokee, Choctaw, Chickasaw, Creek, and Seminole nations to present-day Oklahoma, the tribes...

Hominy City Hospital

Hominy City Hospital

By 1920 it was evident Hominy needed a bigger hospital to serve the 2,500 residents in Osage County. Miss Winifred Williamson at one point had started taking flu and pneumonia patients into her house...

Claremore Boathouse

Claremore Boathouse

In April 1938 it was requested by Bert Sprangel, the light and water superintendent of Claremore Lake to have a boathouse built. Plans for an $8,000 rock building were sent to Washington for approval...

Cloud Chief School

Cloud Chief School

In 1937 the Works Progress Administration built the Cloud Chief High School for a cost of around $42,748. It is made of native stone and consists of a huge gymnasium that the Cloud Chief Warriors...

Andrew Goodholm House

Andrew Goodholm House

The Victorian-style, elaborate Goodholm House was the project of Swedish immigrant Andrew Goodholm. He was prominent in the Oklahoma City community being known as a builder, a city councilman, and...

Gold Kist Peanut Plant

Gold Kist Peanut Plant

The buildings that lie just off the railroad tracks and are more commonly known as the Peanut Plant tower over Okmulgee. In the early 1900s, it was a hub for the oil industry. In 1909 the Empire...

Tom Mix Jail (Dewey City Jail)

Tom Mix Jail (Dewey City Jail)

For decades this two-room jail was known as the Dewey city jail, today it is more popularly known as the ‘Tom Mix Jail’. In 1912, before Tom Mix became a huge silent movie star he was the...

Oney School Gym

Oney School Gym

All that is left of the Oney School is the 1939 gymnasium, constructed of large stones. The brick building that housed the classrooms sat close nearby and was actually two buildings mashed together...

Nowata Oklahoma

Nowata Oklahoma

Located twenty-one miles South of the Kansas state line, sits the city of Nowata. The origin of the name comes from two theories, one being that it is a derivative of the Delaware Tribe word no-we...

Gotebo, Oklahoma

Gotebo, Oklahoma

The town of Gotebo was originally known as Harrison Oklahoma, named after President Benjamin Harrison. The settlement was established in 1901 during the opening of the Kiowa, Comanche, and Apache...

Slick Oklahoma

Slick Oklahoma

Slick Oklahoma is the truest example of an oil town if there ever was one. Starting as just a lone cottonfield, it was the discovery of oil by Tom B. Slick that put it on the map. Within a short...

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