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Born here Aug 15 1946. Wrote Wichita Lineman and MacArthur Park. Youngest inducted into Songwriters Hall.
In 1929 a Lebanese immigrant doctor built America first cooperative hospital. The AMA tried to destroy him.
World deepest oil well at 31441 feet drilled in 1974. Hit molten sulfur instead of oil.
Three generations of Beutlers have provided rodeo stock to the NFR since the 1920s.
Full museum complex tracing the Mother Road through all eight states it crossed.
Founded here in 1934. Became one of the largest drilling contractors on Earth.
Named for the elk that watered at the creek. Cheyenne-Arapaho land run opened it in 1901.
Elk City girl crowned Miss America 1981. Population 10000. One in ten thousand.
Everything Near Sayre
31 stories, landmarks & places within ~20 miles — the same local lore RoadyGoat plays as you drive through.
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'Early Triumph' Wheat
· Eohc
Right here in Oklahoma, you're driving past the birthplace of a grain that changed America's bread basket forever! In the 1920s, near Sayre, a self-educated farmer named Joseph Danne cross-bred wheat varieties from…
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McColgin, Amelia Elizabeth Simpson
· Eohc
You're driving through Roger Mills County, and right here is where Amelia "Bessie" McColgin made history. She came to Oklahoma Territory in 1901, eventually settling here and becoming a teacher and postmaster. But in…
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Beckham County
· Eohc
You're driving through Beckham County, Oklahoma, established way back in 1907. But this land has a much deeper history. Imagine American Indian hunters here between 200 BC and 500 AD, using tools to butcher bison.…
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Benton, Joseph Horace
· Eohc
Right here in Sayre, Oklahoma, you're passing through the childhood stomping grounds of a man who went from a small Oklahoma town to the grand opera stages of Europe and America. Joseph Benton, who later called himself…
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Sayre
· Eohc
You're driving past Sayre, Oklahoma, right now! This town owes its existence to the railroad, specifically the Choctaw, Oklahoma and Gulf Railroad. It was officially incorporated in 1901, named for a railroad…
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Sayre Champlin Service Station
· 0.8 mi · Scraped Hmdb
Pull over here, you won't want to miss this. This beautifully restored Champlin Service Station is a time capsule from the golden age of Route 66. Built in 1934, this station replaced an older one, becoming a vital stop…
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Natural Gas
· 3.9 mi · Eohc
Right now, you're driving through Beckham County, Oklahoma, an area that's seen some of the deepest drilling in the world. Back in the early 1980s, this was the site of the Lone Star Bertha Rogers well, the deepest…
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Carter
· 8.9 mi · Eohc
You're driving through southeastern Beckham County, heading towards the intersection of State Highways 34 and 55. Right here is Carter, a town that started life in 1906 as Beulah, founded by Pentecostals. It was later…
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Anadarko Basin
· 13.0 mi · Eohc
You're driving through the Anadarko Basin, a massive geological feature that's been a goldmine for Oklahoma's oil and gas industry. While discoveries were made here as early as the 1920s, things really got interesting…
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Certain Bison Kill Site
· 13.0 mi · Eohc
You're driving near Elk City, Oklahoma, and right here, in this canyon, American Indian hunters were killing hundreds of bison over 2,000 years ago! This Certain Bison Kill Site is one of only two known bison jumps in…
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Hefner, Robert Alexander III
· 13.0 mi · Eohc
You're driving through western Oklahoma, and right here in Beckham County, you're passing through the heart of the deep natural gas revolution. Robert A. Hefner III, a petroleum geologist, is known as the 'Father of…
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Shadid, Michael Abraham
· 13.0 mi · Eohc
Right here in western Oklahoma, you're driving past a place that changed healthcare in America. In 1929, Dr. Michael Shadid opened Community Hospital in Elk City. It wasn't just any hospital – it was the very first…
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Webb, James Layne
· 13.0 mi · Eohc
Right here in Elk City, Oklahoma, you're passing through the birthplace of one of America's most celebrated songwriters, Jimmy Webb. Born in 1946, Webb is the genius behind hits like "By the Time I Get to Phoenix,"…
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Willard, Jess
· 13.0 mi · Eohc
Right here in Oklahoma, you might have driven past the stomping grounds of a true giant of boxing history: Jess Willard, the "Pottawatomie Giant." Standing six-foot-six, Willard wasn't just big; he was the world…
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Elk City
· 13.0 mi · Eohc
You're driving through Elk City, a town born right at the turn of the 20th century. Imagine this: it's 1901, and cattle drives are still rumbling through this very spot on the Western Trail. The town was officially…
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Miller, Roger
· 14.7 mi · Eohc
You're driving through Erick, Oklahoma, the childhood home of country music legend Roger Miller! Born in Texas in 1936, Miller moved here as a boy. It was local musician Sheb Wooley, who also taught him guitar, who…
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Wooley, Shelby
· 14.7 mi · Eohc
You're driving past Erick, Oklahoma, right on historic Route 66. This is the birthplace of Sheb Wooley, a true Oklahoma original who brought us the "Purple People Eater." Born in 1921, Wooley got his start right here,…
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Great Spanish Road
· 14.7 mi · Eohc
You're driving through southwestern Oklahoma right now, near Erick, and you're crossing a piece of history! Back in the 1600s and early 1700s, Spanish explorers blazed the first known trail in Oklahoma. They called it…
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Erick
· 14.7 mi · Eohc
You're driving through Erick, right on the edge of Beckham County. This town owes its name to Beeks Erick, the developer who helped it get started. It all began with a post office called Dennis in 1900, but it was…
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Beutler and Son Rodeo Company
· 14.9 mi · Things to Do
Three generations of Beutlers have provided rodeo stock to the NFR since the 1920s.
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Parker Drilling Company
· 14.9 mi · Things to Do
Founded here in 1934. Became one of the largest drilling contractors on Earth.
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Elk City Cotton District
· 14.9 mi · Things to Do
Cotton was king before oil. Gins ran all fall processing the western Oklahoma harvest.
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Jimmy Webb Birthplace
· 15.0 mi · Things to Do
Born here Aug 15 1946. Wrote Wichita Lineman and MacArthur Park. Youngest inducted into Songwriters Hall.
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National Route 66 Museum
· 15.0 mi · Things to Do
Full museum complex tracing the Mother Road through all eight states it crossed.
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Susan Powell Hometown (Miss America 1981)
· 15.0 mi · Things to Do
Elk City girl crowned Miss America 1981. Population 10000. One in ten thousand.
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Elk City Founding Site at Elk Creek
· 15.0 mi · Things to Do
Named for the elk that watered at the creek. Cheyenne-Arapaho land run opened it in 1901.
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Casa Grande Hotel (Elk City, Oklahoma)
· 15.0 mi · Scraped Hmdb
Step back in time at this historic hotel on Route 66, which opened shortly after the Mother Road was established. Get ready to imagine the glamour of early road trips! Opened in 1928, the Casa Grande Hotel quickly…
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Dr. Shadid Cooperative Hospital
· 16.0 mi · Things to Do
In 1929 a Lebanese immigrant doctor built America first cooperative hospital. The AMA tried to destroy him.
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Bertha Rogers Well Site
· 16.1 mi · Things to Do
World deepest oil well at 31441 feet drilled in 1974. Hit molten sulfur instead of oil.
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Elk City Carnegie Library (1915)
· 16.3 mi · Things to Do
One of 26 Carnegie libraries built in Oklahoma. Still standing since 1915.
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Willow
· 18.1 mi · Eohc
You're driving through northern Greer County, passing through the town of Willow. It might seem quiet now, but this place has a history stretching back to 1888 when the Beeson family settled here. The town officially…
