History of the Campus The history of Western Oklahoma Tuberculosis Sanitorium goes all the way back to 1919. Legislation was passed under the administration of J.B.A. Robertson. The Clinton Chamber...
History of the Campus The history of Western Oklahoma Tuberculosis Sanitorium goes all the way back to 1919. Legislation was passed under the administration of J.B.A. Robertson. The Clinton Chamber...
Statement from Security Due to the growing number of incidents at Red Ridge Mansions and the surrounding properties, as preservationists who want to make sure that this site is protected, want to...
The Darlington Agency Jail and others like the Wichita Agency Jail were established at Indian Agencies mostly as holdover cells. The Darlington Agency was established in El Reno in 1860-70. The jail...
This is the original Kaw City Jail, now located in Perry Oklahoma at the Cherokee Strip Museum. Kaw City was founded in 1902 before Oklahoma became a state on the oxbow bend of the Arkansas River. It...
The Valliant Jail is in my opinion one of the most fun to take the family out on a trip to. Built in 1926 there is no doubt this historic jail holds many tales, some documented, most not. The...
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 first calaboose in Bromide was a wood structure on the Johnson County side of town. The structure was burned in December 1916 by Ab Jennings who was placed in it on a charge of being drunk. He...
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...
This Chandler Jail cell was originally located in the basement of Chandler City Hall. Purchased and installed in 1929, this setup was one that is common all across the state for this time period...
Odd Fellows Widows and Orphans Home in Checotah 1902-2004 In 1902 a gentleman by the name of William E. Gentry and his wife Sallie offered Sallie’s 160-acre Indian allotment farm along with...
The First National Center is a striking 456-foot tall art deco skyscraper built in downtown Oklahoma City in 1931. Over the course of 93 years, the tower has changed owners 5 times, had 2 major...
“Hoosegow” comes from the American mispronunciation of the Mexican-Spanish word “juzgado” which means “the place where the (negatively) judged go”: namely, jail or prison. While hoosegow was not...
The Langston Jail was referred to as a “village jail” when it was constructed in 1935. A cost of $500 was allocated for the project via a Federal Emergency Relief Administration grant...
Downtown Pawnee, Oklahoma, its become a tourist destination, whether you’re there to see the Pawnee Bill Ranch, the Pawnee Bathhouse and Recreation Area or stopping in at the Forgotten Oklahoma...
Driving down I-44 one’s eye can be drawn to a large tower building sporting boarded-up windows. For years I wondered what this lone structure was and why it was vacant. This was Remington Tower...
Pawnee Dry Goods Co. Constructed in 1894, this building throughout the years was depicted as “D.G & Milly” as well as a Hardware and Furniture store. But it was most popularly known...
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