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Rogers, William C.
· 9.1 mi · Eohc
You're driving through Washita County, not far from Bessie, the birthplace of William C. Rogers. Now, he shares a name with Oklahoma's most famous son, the humorist Will Rogers. But this Will Rogers forged his own path.…
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Custer City
· 11.2 mi · Eohc
You're driving past Custer City, which started life as Graves in 1894. It got its current name in 1904, honoring Lt. Col. George A. Custer. This town owes its existence to the railroad, which bypassed the nearby…
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Foss
· 12.3 mi · Eohc
You're driving through Washita County, and right here is Foss. It got its start thanks to the railroad in 1902, and things were booming. But just months after the town was built, a massive flood ripped through Turkey…
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Washita County
· 14.1 mi · Eohc
You're driving through Washita County, and right here, the German and Mennonite communities faced real hardship during World War I. Because of their heritage, many residents were harassed by vigilantes and the county's…
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Corn (town)
· 14.1 mi · Eohc
You're driving through Washita County, past the town of Corn. Originally named Korn, this community got its name changed to Corn in 1918, right in the middle of World War I. Why? Because of anti-German sentiment…
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Washita National Wildlife Refuge
· 14.9 mi · Eohc
You're driving through Custer County, just west of Butler, and right here is the Washita National Wildlife Refuge. Established in 1961, this 8,200-acre haven is a critical stopover for migrating waterfowl along the…
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Butler
· 14.9 mi · Eohc
You're driving through Custer County, and right here is Butler, established back in 1898, six years after the Cheyenne-Arapaho land opening. It's named for Major General Matthew C. Butler, a U.S. Senator from South…
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Cordell
· 15.1 mi · Eohc
You're driving through Washita County, and right here is Cordell, a town that fought tooth and nail to become the county seat. It all started in 1892, just after the land opened up for settlement. A store was founded,…
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Custer, George Armstrong
· 15.7 mi · Eohc
You're driving through the heart of Oklahoma, not far from where one of the most infamous battles in the Indian Wars took place. Right here, on November 27, 1868, Lt. Col. George Armstrong Custer led the Seventh Cavalry…
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Massingale, Samuel Chapman
· 15.7 mi · Eohc
You're driving through Cordell, Oklahoma, and right here is where a significant figure in Oklahoma's political history, Samuel Chapman Massingale, made his home. Born in Mississippi, Massingale moved to Oklahoma…
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Stafford, Thomas Patten
· 16.0 mi · Eohc
You're driving through Weatherford, Oklahoma, the hometown of Thomas Patten Stafford, a man who truly defined pioneer spirit. Born here in 1930, Stafford's childhood fascination with planes flying overhead sparked a…
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Shamblin, Estel "Eldon"
· 16.0 mi · Eohc
Right here in Weatherford, Oklahoma, you're driving past the birthplace of Eldon Shamblin, a guitarist who basically invented the sound of Texas swing guitar. Self-taught during the Great Depression, he moved to…
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Southwestern Oklahoma State University
· 16.0 mi · Eohc
You're driving through Weatherford, and right here is Southwestern Oklahoma State University. But did you know classes for this college actually started in abandoned saloons? Back in 1903, the first building was still…
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Weatherford
· 16.0 mi · Eohc
You're driving through Weatherford, Oklahoma, a town that exploded onto the map! It all started in 1892 when this area opened up for homesteading. The town itself was officially incorporated in 1898, the same year the…
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Simpson, John Andrew
· 16.0 mi · Eohc
Right here in Oklahoma, you're driving past the legacy of John Andrew Simpson, a farmer who rose to become the militant voice of a generation. Born in Nebraska, Simpson came to Oklahoma and found his calling not just in…
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Clinton-Sherman Air Force Base
· 16.1 mi · Eohc
You're driving through Washita County, and right here is the former Clinton-Sherman Air Force Base. Established during World War II as a naval air station, it later became a Strategic Air Command base during the Cold…
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Burns Flat
· 16.1 mi · Eohc
You're driving through Burns Flat, Oklahoma, a town that boomed thanks to the military. During World War II, the federal government built the Clinton Sherman Naval Air Station right here. After the war, it reopened as…
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Walters, David Lee
· 18.6 mi · Eohc
Right here, near Canute, Oklahoma, is the birthplace of David Lee Walters, who became governor in 1990. His election was a big deal: he was the first governor in nearly fifty years to win without prior elected office…
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Canute
· 18.6 mi · Eohc
Right here in Canute, Oklahoma, you're driving through a town with roots stretching back to the opening of the Cheyenne and Arapaho Reservation in 1892. The story of Canute really begins with a general store owner named…
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Dill City
· 18.7 mi · Eohc
You're driving through Washita County, and right here is Dill City. It started as a railroad town back in 1902, named after an attorney, David S. Dill. But for years, the post office called it Dill, while the railroad…
