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Broom Factories
· Eohc
Right here in Oklahoma, you're driving through the heart of what used to be the 'Broomcorn Capital of the World'! Lindsay, Oklahoma, was at the center of a region that produced tens of thousands of acres of broomcorn.…
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Lindsay
· Eohc
You're driving through Lindsay, Oklahoma, a town that owes its existence to railroads and a generous farmer. In January 1902, Lewis Lindsay donated 440 acres for a townsite, and the railroad companies linked their lines…
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Irish
· 2.1 mi · Eohc
Right here, in what's now Garvin County, you're driving through Erin Springs. This town owes its name and its founding to an Irishman named Frank Murray. Murray came to the U.S. from Ireland, worked his way west, and…
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Bradley
· 6.2 mi · Eohc
You're driving through Grady County, and right here is Bradley. This town got its start back in 1891 with a post office, but its roots go back to 1887 when brothers William and Winter Bradley settled here. They were…
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Alex
· 11.0 mi · Eohc
You're driving through Alex, Oklahoma, but imagine this place in 1906. Just one year after this community house was built for services and school, a massive tornado ripped through town. On July 7th, 1906, the one…
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Dibble
· 12.4 mi · Eohc
You're driving through western McClain County, near where the town of Dibble now sits. This area was once part of the Chickasaw Nation, and by 1869, a ranch operated by John and James Dibble was a key stopping point on…
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Why Is the Dirt Red Here?
· 12.7 mi · Local history
The deep red soil across central Oklahoma and northwest Texas comes from Permian-age rock formations — ancient seabeds laid down 250-280 million years ago. Iron minerals in the sediment oxidized over millennia,…
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Post, Wiley Hardeman
· 13.5 mi · Eohc
You're driving through Oklahoma, maybe near Maysville, and you're passing the legacy of Wiley Post, a true aviation pioneer. Did you know this Oklahoma hero spent time in reform school for armed robbery? After getting…
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Maysville
· 13.5 mi · Eohc
You're driving through Maysville, but did you know this town was once called Beef Creek? Back in 1871, this was a stop on the El Paso Stage Company line, likely used to fatten cattle before they were shipped to market.…
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Oklahoma Renters' Union
· 15.2 mi · Eohc
Right here in Oklahoma, back in 1909, tenant farmers were fed up. They formed the Oklahoma Renters' Union, inspired by a biblical passage: 'This land shall not be sold forever, for this land is mine: and ye are…
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Johnson, Montford T.
· 16.3 mi · Eohc
Right here in McClain County, you're driving through the heart of a 19th-century cattle empire built by Montford T. Johnson. Born in 1843 in the Chickasaw Nation, Johnson was encouraged by Jesse Chisholm himself to…
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Washington
· 16.3 mi · Eohc
You're driving through Washington, Oklahoma, a town with a unique origin story. The post office first opened in 1904, but the community really got its start thanks to a mixed-blood Choctaw-Chickasaw couple. Hiram and…
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Wayne
· 17.4 mi · Eohc
You're driving through Wayne, Oklahoma, a town with roots stretching back to the California Road and the great cattle drives. But its modern story really starts in 1887, when the Santa Fe Railway built a station right…
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Cole
· 18.0 mi · Eohc
Right here, in McClain County, you're passing through Cole. This little town started in 1912, named for Judge Preslie B. Cole, who had interests in the area. It popped up thanks to the Oklahoma Central Railway, and soon…
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Atchison, Topeka and Santa Fe Railway
· 18.4 mi · Eohc
You're driving through Oklahoma, and right here, you're passing through the legacy of the Atchison, Topeka and Santa Fe Railway. In the late 1880s, the Santa Fe built a critical north-south line through Oklahoma to…
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McClain County
· 18.4 mi · Eohc
You're driving through McClain County, right where history and the frontier meet. Back in 1740, French explorers Pierre and Paul Mallet were the first Europeans to travel along the Canadian River right here. Later, this…
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Purcell
· 18.4 mi · Eohc
You're driving through Purcell, the "Queen City of the Chickasaw Nation." This town sprang up in the spring of 1887, named for a Santa Fe railroad executive. It was the only community on the border of the Unassigned…
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Oklahoma Central Railway
· 18.4 mi · Eohc
You're driving through McClain County, and right here, in Purcell, was once the headquarters of the Oklahoma Central Railway. Chartered in 1904 as the Canadian Valley and Western Railway, its goal was ambitious: connect…
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Oklahoma Press Association
· 18.4 mi · Eohc
Right here in Purcell, back in May of 1890, a meeting was called to form the Territorial Press Association. H. T. Miller, publisher of the Territorial Topic, kicked things off and became its first president. This group…
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Shirley Trading Company
· 19.1 mi · Eohc
Right here, you're passing through the historic lands of the Shirley brothers, two Irish immigrants who became incredibly successful entrepreneurs in early Oklahoma. In 1859, Dr. John Shirley opened the Shirley Trading…
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Elmore City
· 19.1 mi · Eohc
You're driving through Elmore City, a town with a name that almost didn't stick! It started in the 1880s as a settlement called Banner, near Rock Creek. In 1890, it got a post office named for J. O. Elmore. The town…
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Paoli
· 19.7 mi · Eohc
Right here, you're passing through Paoli, a town that got its name from a dispute! Rancher James Dulin owned this land, and he didn't want the new Santa Fe Railway stop named after him. So, railroad officials picked a…
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Treaty of Camp Holmes
· 19.8 mi · Eohc
You're driving through Cleveland County, not far from Lexington. Right here, in August of <say-as interpret-as="date" format="y">1835</say-as>, history was made. This was the site of Camp Holmes, where U.S.…
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Crumbo, Woodrow Wilson
· 19.8 mi · Eohc
You're driving near Lexington, Oklahoma, the birthplace of Woodrow Wilson Crumbo, a Citizen Potawatomi artist who overcame a difficult childhood to become a celebrated painter, dancer, and musician. Orphaned at seven…
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Lexington
· 19.8 mi · Eohc
You're driving past Lexington, Oklahoma, a town with a wild past. Right here, in the late 1800s, Lexington was known as a 'whiskey town' on the border of Indian Territory. Just across the Canadian River from the…
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Bray
· 19.9 mi · Eohc
You're driving through Stephens County, just east of Marlow, and you're passing through Bray. This tiny community got its name back in 1908 from its very first postmaster, Thomas W. Bray. For decades, it was just a few…
