| City/Town: • Strang |
| Location Class: • Jail |
| Built: • N/A | Abandoned: • N/A |
| Status: • Abandoned |
| Photojournalist: • Darrell Powers |
Hidden behind tall brush and young trees is the Strang Jail. Forgotten by the community it used to serve. It is a prime example of my work to document these calabooses. Its history is kept only with the elders of the community, not in newspapers or books. And so it sits until it succumbs to the hands of nature or to a revitalization project by a new lover of history.
One can only hope that one day the large grass is cut back, a new coat of paint is put on it and the trees that shutter it from onlookers are taken down so that we don’t lose any more history.
Gallery Below of Strang Jail
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Hi! A fellow Emily here. I love your articles! So much, I purchased a book, “Abandoned Oklahoma”. I found you while researching the TB sanatorium in Talihina, OK. My great grandfather is said to have been admitted there and passed. His burial is unknown. I was hoping to find his burial site. I am new to genealogy research and can only find articles as early as 1934, I understand the hospital was built in 1930. I was born in OK. and have family who grew up in Strang, right around the corner from this jail. I also noticed, I had… Read more »
Emily Chisolm have you tried sending for his death certificate? The state of Oklahoma would have that on file somewhere if records were decently kept. The certificate would likely give you information on where,when and how he passed away. And with luck who handled his corpse afterwards. Also what is your family’s name in Strang, Ok? I live very close to there and have lived around Grand Lake my whole life.lol