The Okeene Jail was celebrated when it was finished in May of 1917. Apparently the town had needed a new city jail badly according to the papers. The community came together to make it happen with...
The Okeene Jail was celebrated when it was finished in May of 1917. Apparently the town had needed a new city jail badly according to the papers. The community came together to make it happen with...
There was a Hinton Jail that was constructed sometime between 1909 and 1916 according to Sanborn maps. This jail is in the same location of the one on the Sanborn Maps. But newspaper articles detail...
The Hallett Jail sits alone in the disappearing town being consumed by trees. It is one of the prime examples of a calaboose in Oklahoma, a remnant of pioneer days passed. Its stories are hidden...
Built in 1912, this calaboose has so many more stories than are documented in online materials. But one story that I do have to share is one about a burglary near Tupelo. The Coalgate Courier Feb 13...
Gallery Below of Ripley Jail
The Coyle Jail, just on the outskirts of town is one that is considerably bigger than other calabooses I have documented. Built in 1913, it is a two-room jail with enough room for a jailer to to also...
The Mountain Park Jail is an intriguing one being two stories and much larger compared to the other jails featured on our site. This being such a big jail seems to be that of a county jail rather...
The Threatt family history goes back more than a century. Having settled in the Luther area the family worked hard to make a living in the newly formed state of Oklahoma. Becoming avid farmers they...
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 did...
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...
On March 14, 1911, the Faxon School House burned to the ground when a fire started from an unknown cause. A new school was constructed of modern stature including a basement to protect from the...
During the early 1900s, the St. Louis – San Francisco Railway had made its way through the bustling town of Okmulgee Oklahoma. It was quickly determined that the construction of a Frisco...
In 1909, the original Covington Jail was destroyed by a fire on Christmas Eve. It was set ablaze by a former prisoner who was locked up the previous night. Covington went without a jail for ten years...
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”...
How Ponca City got its depot is a very interesting one, starting with a rivalry between two towns. Cross Oklahoma a ghost town now, felt that for a Cross man to visit Ponca City was like putting a...
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