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Beaver, Oklahoma

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Songs About Beaver

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Everything Near Beaver

8 stories, landmarks & places within ~20 miles — the same local lore RoadyGoat plays as you drive through.

  • No Man's Land · Eohc

    You're driving through what used to be called No Man's Land, a rectangle of federal public land that was part of no state or territory for forty years. From 1850 to 1890, this strip of land west of the Cherokee Outlet…

  • Beaver · Eohc

    You're driving through Beaver, Oklahoma, right on the edge of the Panhandle. This place started as a rough-and-tumble stop on the Jones and Plummer Trail back in 1880. A guy named Jim Lane built a single building that…

  • Beaver County · Eohc

    You're driving through Beaver County, right in the heart of Oklahoma's Panhandle. This area, once known as No Man's Land, was a lawless frontier for decades. Imagine this: in 1863, Juan and Vincenta Baca trailed over a…

  • Jones and Plummer Trail · Eohc

    You're driving through the Oklahoma Panhandle, and right here, you're crossing the path of the Jones and Plummer Trail. Back in the 1870s and 80s, this was a vital, if rough, route connecting Dodge City, Kansas, to…

  • Rizley, Roscoe · Eohc

    You're driving through Beaver County, the birthplace of Roscoe Rizley, a man who served in all three branches of the federal government! Born in a prairie dugout in 1892, Rizley started out as a teacher right here in…

  • Cimarron Territory · 5.1 mi · Eohc

    You're driving through the Oklahoma Panhandle, but did you know this strip of land once tried to become its own territory? Back in the 1880s, settlers here faced tough times. They had land claims, but no legal titles,…

  • Forgan · 6.4 mi · Eohc

    You're driving through Forgan, a town born from the railroad in 1912. It sprung up in the wild territory known as No Man's Land, named for Chicago banker James B. Forgan. The Wichita Falls and Northwestern Railway was…

  • Knowles · 18.7 mi · Eohc

    You're driving through Knowles, which started life as Sands City back in 1906. The name changed to Knowles when the railroad arrived in 1912, bringing a boom with new businesses like grain elevators and icehouses. But…

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