Originally published July 30, 2006; updated June 12, 2011, on the event of her death Looking at old and new parts of Oklahoma City is certainly fun – for some. Segregated public and private facilities of all types prevailed during most of the time those old movie...
I’m very pleased to present the guest article below which was written and assembled by Glen V. McIntyre based upon content in his new book, Guthrie and Logan County (Arcadia Publishing 2011). Click on either Mr. McIntyre’s photo or the book cover image for...
Initial post: December 5, 2010 Last Updated: January 3, 2011 Now Includes 5 Vignettes The Latest is from Judy Baker Riley From time to time, I’ve been privileged to receive e-mails or correspondence from blog readers who volunteer very interesting information,...
Part 2: Noonish on April 22, 1889 — 1900 Part 1 of this article, 1830-noonish 4/22/1889, is done. This Part 2 continues the development of Oklahoma County through 1900. As this post is written on December 2, 2010, given other obligations to make a post on the 2010...
Part 1: 1830 — Noonish on April 22, 1889 Oklahoma County forms a rectangle 30 miles wide by 24 miles high, almost exactly 720 square miles, as shown in the above map which contains annotations noting the county’s 20 original townships, each being 6 miles square....
