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Evans Cushing Industry

Evans Cushing Industry

Established as Dalton Precision in 1953, it opened as a Steel Foundry. Locals often complained that Dalton was steel dust through the air that would ruin the paint on your car. until 1980 when the...

Hopewell Baptist Church

Hopewell Baptist Church

The Hopewell Baptist Church is an architectural icon, a tribute to the ingenuity of architect Bruce Goff, and to the congregation that brought his design to life. This place matters to its community...

Will Rogers Turnpike I-44

Will Rogers Turnpike I-44

The Will Rogers Turnpike runs from Tulsa, Oklahoma to the Missouri state line. It opened to traffic in June, 1957 and was designated as I-44 in 1958. It is 88 miles long and costs $4.00 to drive one...

Sylvania Electric Products, Inc.

Sylvania Electric Products, Inc.

This building in Shawnee was built in 1951 to serve Sylvania Electric Products, Inc. Once Potawatomie County’s largest single employer, Sylvania closed it’s doors in 1961. 550 people were...

DAD-CO/F&F Feeds

DAD-CO/F&F Feeds

One of the major products processed at the Dad-Co mill is pellet feed used by many animals. Pellets are made of a variety of ground grains and often include molasses (a wet sweetener). The ground...

Thomas A. Edison School

Thomas A. Edison School

Thomas A. Edison elementary school was completed in 1950 and by December of that year the students and teachers had moved in making themselves at home. It was the typical architecture of that time...

Arcadia School of Environmental Studies

Arcadia School of Environmental Studies

The Arcadia Elementary School has a rich history in the small town east of Edmond. When the school was built in 1950, it was a white-only school. When the all black school Dunbar merged with Arcadia...

Lone Star Elementary School

Lone Star Elementary School

Located northeast of the city, the Lone Star school district included nine square miles, had only one school, and 130 elementary pupils. In 1964, voters of the district, opted to join the Oklahoma...

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