Corn, Oklahoma

Name: Corn, Oklahoma
Address: Corn, OK

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U.S. Route 66 19 songs Highway I 40 21 songs Canadian River 7 songs

History of Corn

The Cap: Storm Country as a Pressure Cooker RoadyGoat

1950

On the most dangerous spring days out here, the sky can look deceptively calm right up until it explodes. The reason is something forecasters call the cap: a layer of warm, dry air riding along aloft, drifting out over the plains from the high deserts of Mexico and the Southwest. It acts like a lid on a pressure cooker, trapping all the warm, moist Gulf air underneath and letting its energy build and build through the afternoon without a single cloud forming. Then the dryline and the day's heat punch a hole in that lid. When the trapped air finally breaks through, it does not drizzle, it erupts, towering up in minutes into the kind of rotating supercell that drops giant hail and tornadoes. All that eerie calm was just the storm loading its spring.

14.1 mi away

Oklahoma Route 66 Museum

1926

Museum in Clinton documenting Oklahoma's 400 miles of Route 66, the longest stretch of any state along the Mother Road.

15.6 mi away

Everything Near Corn

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

Washita County · 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…
Corn (town) · 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…
Colony · 6.6 mi · Eohc
You're driving through Washita County, heading towards Colony. Right here, in <say-as interpret-as="date" format="y">1886</say-as>, John Seger arrived with Arapaho people, soon joined by Cheyennes. This became the Seger…
Seger, John Homer · 6.6 mi · Eohc
You're driving through Caddo County, and right here is the site of Seger Colony. John Homer Seger, a Union Army veteran, arrived in Indian Territory in 1872, hired to build buildings at the Darlington Agency. He quickly…
Bessie · 11.7 mi · Eohc
You're driving through Washita County, heading north of Cordell. Right here is Bessie, a town born from a railroad. In 1902, the Blackwell, Enid and Southwestern Railroad laid tracks, and by 1903, a new townsite…
Rogers, William C. · 11.7 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.…
Stafford, Thomas Patten · 12.2 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…
Shamblin, Estel "Eldon" · 12.2 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…
Southwestern Oklahoma State University · 12.2 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…
Weatherford · 12.2 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…
Simpson, John Andrew · 12.2 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…
Cordell · 12.7 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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Y Service Station and Cafe · 13.2 mi · Scraped Hmdb
Pull over here at the Y Service Station and Cafe for a slice of classic roadside Americana! Built in 1937, this unique triangular building stands where Neptune Road splits into Route 66 and Highway 183. Back then, it…
Custer, George Armstrong · 13.4 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…
Massingale, Samuel Chapman · 13.4 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…
Eakly · 13.7 mi · Eohc
You're driving through Caddo County, and right here is Eakly. It's a farming community with a quirky past. The post office opened way back in 1902, but get this – a plat for the town wasn't officially filed until the…
Keith, Toby · 13.8 mi · Eohc
You're driving through Oklahoma, and right here, near Clinton, is the birthplace of country music superstar Toby Keith. Born Toby Keith Covel on July 8, 1961, he rose from working the oil fields and playing…
Beutler Brothers · 13.8 mi · Eohc
Right here in Oklahoma, you're driving past the birthplace of a rodeo dynasty! The Beutler Brothers started their legendary livestock contracting business in Clinton back in 1928. These guys didn't just raise bucking…
Clinton · 13.8 mi · Eohc
You're driving through Clinton, Oklahoma, but did you know this town owes its name to a courtroom battle? It started as Washita Junction, a railroad stop. But the nearby town of Arapaho didn't want competition, so they…
Anderson, Bernard Hartwell · 13.8 mi · Eohc
Right here near Clinton, Oklahoma, you might have heard jazz legend Bernard 'Step-Buddy' Anderson back in 1934. He was just starting out, playing with the Ted Armstrong band. Anderson, born in Oklahoma City, was a true…
The Cap: Storm Country as a Pressure Cooker · 14.1 mi
On the most dangerous spring days out here, the sky can look deceptively calm right up until it explodes. The reason is something forecasters call the cap: a layer of warm, dry air riding along aloft, drifting out over…
Oklahoma Route 66 Museum · 15.6 mi · Historical Marker
Museum in Clinton documenting Oklahoma's 400 miles of Route 66, the longest stretch of any state along the Mother Road.
Hydro · 16.3 mi · Eohc
You're driving through Hydro, Oklahoma, founded way back on August 6, 1901, right when the Wichita and Caddo Reservation opened up. Originally called Caddo, the name changed to Hydro when the post office opened just a…
Anti-Horse Thief Association · 17.0 mi · Eohc
Right here in Oklahoma, you're driving through a place that was once a major battleground against outlaws. Back in the late 1800s, horse and livestock theft was rampant, so folks organized the Anti-Horse Thief…
Hunt, Roy Orlando · 17.0 mi · Eohc
Right here in Arapaho, Oklahoma, you're passing through the birthplace of Roy Orlando Hunt, a true pioneer of Oklahoma's early aviation scene. Born in 1897, Hunt wasn't just a pilot; he was a record-setter! In 1931, he…
Arapaho · 17.0 mi · Eohc
You're driving through Arapaho, Oklahoma's county seat for Custer County. This town sprang to life on April 19, 1892, the very day of the Cheyenne-Arapaho land opening. Imagine it: four hundred people staking claims,…
Bryce, Jacob Adolphus · 19.4 mi · Eohc
You're driving through Mountain View, Oklahoma, the hometown of Jacob "Jelly" Bryce. He wasn't just any lawman; he was a legendary sharpshooter who spent thirty years bringing criminals to justice across Oklahoma and…
Crawford, Isabel Alice Hartley · 19.4 mi · Eohc
You're driving past Mountain View, Oklahoma, and right here is a story of a determined missionary. Isabel Crawford arrived in the late 1800s to work with the Kiowa people, initially disappointed by her assignment. But…
Mountain View · 19.4 mi · Eohc
You're driving through Mountain View, right now known as a quiet farming community. But back in 1899, this area was the wild west boomtown of Oakdale, nicknamed 'the City in the Woods.' It sprung up near a railroad…

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