Guymon, Oklahoma

Name: Guymon, Oklahoma
Address: Guymon, OK

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Guymon, Ok

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"Guymon, Ok"

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History of Guymon

No Man's Land - The Strip Nobody Wanted RoadyGoat

1850

The Oklahoma Panhandle exists because of slavery. When Texas joined the Union in 1845, federal law prohibited slavery north of 36 degrees 30 minutes latitude, the line set by the Missouri Compromise of 1820. Texas was a slave state and could not hold territory above that line. So when the Compromise of 1850 redrew the borders, Texas gave up everything north of 36 degrees 30 minutes. Kansas Territory claimed everything above 37 degrees north. New Mexico Territory stopped at the 103rd meridian. That left a strip 34 miles wide and 168 miles long that belonged to no state, no territory, and no nation. For forty years it was called No Man's Land, the Cimarron Strip, or simply the Public Land Strip. With no government and no law, it attracted cattlemen, outlaws, and homesteaders who organized their own unofficial territory and petitioned Congress repeatedly for recognition. Vigilante justice was the only kind available. In 1890, Congress attached the strip to the new Oklahoma Territory, and it eventually became Cimarron, Texas, and Beaver counties. The Oklahoma Panhandle is the only place in America that borders five states: Texas, New Mexico, Colorado, Kansas, and the rest of Oklahoma. All because Texas could not own slaves above a line on a map.

8.2 mi away

Dust Bowl Memorial - Guymon

1930

The Oklahoma Panhandle was ground zero for the Dust Bowl of the 1930s, the worst ecological disaster in American history.

No Man's Land Museum

1850

Museum in Goodwell documenting the history of the Oklahoma Panhandle, a strip of territory that belonged to no state from 1850 to 1890.

10.5 mi away

The Oslo Community

1908

In 1908 Anders L. Mordt, a native of Norway, secured form R. M. Thomson and R. T. Anderson the sales rights to 100 sections of Hansford County land he named Oslo. The first settlers were recruited from existing Norwegian colonies in the midwestern United States. To promote the development, Mordt advertised his inexpensive Texas land in major Norwegian language publications across the nation. He also published a weekly newspaper, The "Oslo Posten", and organized an annual Norwegian Independence Day celebration, "Syttende Mai" (May 17), which attracted crowds from surrounding towns in Oklahoma and Texas. Community worship services were first conducted at the Oslo schoolhouse in 1909 by the Rev. Christian Heltne. Officially organized the following year, the Olso Lutheran Church became the center of the farming settlement. Mordt's land sales ended in 1913 as a result of a severe drought. When the Denver and Gulf Railroad decided to bypass the area, the townsite of Oslo (2.5 miles south) declined. Although many settlers moved away, more than thirty families remained. Today the Olso Lutheran Church serves as a remainder of the area's Norwegian heritage. (1981)

Historical Marker → · 18.2 mi away

Everything Near Guymon

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

Dust Bowl Lore · Eohc
You're driving through Oklahoma's Panhandle, and right here, you're passing through the heart of the Dust Bowl. On Sunday, April 14, 1935, folks in Guymon went to church praying for rain. By late afternoon, the worst…
Coronado Expedition · Eohc
You're driving through the Oklahoma Panhandle, and right here, you're retracing the steps of one of history's most famous failed treasure hunts. In 1541, Spanish explorer Francisco Vásquez de Coronado, searching for the…
Hitch Ranch · Eohc
You're driving through the Oklahoma Panhandle, and right here, you're passing through the heart of what became one of the region's largest and most influential business operations: the Hitch Ranch. James Kerrick Hitch,…
Guymon · Eohc
You're driving through Guymon, right in the heart of Oklahoma's Panhandle. This town owes its existence to the railroad, but it also faced one of the worst environmental disasters in American history. In 1901, a post…
Hog Industry · Eohc
You're driving through Oklahoma, and right here, you're passing through the heart of a hog-raising boom! Back in the early 1990s, Oklahoma was a minor player in the hog industry. But then, things changed FAST. New laws…
Dust Bowl Memorial - Guymon · 0.2 mi · Historical Marker
The Oklahoma Panhandle was ground zero for the Dust Bowl of the 1930s, the worst ecological disaster in American history.
Texas County · 3.9 mi · Eohc
Right here, in what is now Texas County, the Wild West got wild indeed! Back in the 1880s, a Kansas posse rode into this area, tracking outlaws. What they found was the infamous Hay Meadow Massacre. Four lawmen were…
Anchor D Ranch · 3.9 mi · Eohc
You're driving through the Oklahoma Panhandle, and right here, you're passing through land that was once home to one of the largest ranches in the entire region. Established around 1878 by Ezra Dudley, the Anchor D…
No Man's Land - The Strip Nobody Wanted · 8.2 mi
The Oklahoma Panhandle exists because of slavery. When Texas joined the Union in 1845, federal law prohibited slavery north of 36 degrees 30 minutes latitude, the line set by the Missouri Compromise of 1820. Texas was a…
Optima · 8.6 mi · Eohc
You're driving through Texas County, on Highway 54, just north of Guymon. Right here is Optima, a town with a name meaning 'best possible result.' It started as a ranching community around 1886, getting its post office…
Goodwell · 10.4 mi · Eohc
You're driving through the Oklahoma Panhandle, and right here is Goodwell. This town owes its very existence to a simple well dug by railroad workers. Back around 1902, they needed good water, found it, and named the…
No Man's Land Museum · 10.5 mi · Historical Marker
Museum in Goodwell documenting the history of the Oklahoma Panhandle, a strip of territory that belonged to no state from 1850 to 1890.

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Hardesty · 16.5 mi · Eohc
You're driving through Texas County, and right here is Hardesty. This town has a ghost! The original Hardesty was established way back in 1887, a small settlement serving cowboys on the Jones and Plummer Cattle Trail.…
Optima National Wildlife Refuge · 16.5 mi · Eohc
You're driving through the Oklahoma Panhandle, just north of Hardesty. Right here is the Optima National Wildlife Refuge. It was established back in 1975, intended to be a habitat for migratory birds on the planned…
The Oslo Community · 18.2 mi · Historical Marker
In 1908 Anders L. Mordt, a native of Norway, secured form R. M. Thomson and R. T. Anderson the sales rights to 100 sections of Hansford County land he named Oslo. The first settlers were recruited from existing…
Neff, Boss Sebastian · 18.7 mi · Eohc
Right here in the Oklahoma Panhandle, you're driving past land once known as No Man's Land, a place that drew ambitious ranchers like Boss Sebastian Neff. Inspired by tales of the West, Neff arrived in 1883, working as…
Hooker · 18.7 mi · Eohc
You're driving through the Oklahoma Panhandle, and right here is Hooker. This place started out in 'No Man's Land,' a strip of territory nobody claimed until 1890. Cattlemen roamed here, but by the 1880s, settlers were…

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