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Happy Valentines Day to All! Hope you were not one of those in the path of Oklahoma, Arkansas, Missouri, etc... tornadoes this week! If you were, send us your photo stories to share. 1936 - Nickels Mansion Becomes Elks Lodge
Some of you northwestern Oklahoman's might remember the George Nickel Mansion, in Alva, on the Southwest corner of Locust & 13th Street. BUT ... Did you know that in 1936 the former, elegant mansion of Mr. and Mrs. George Nickel that took up the whole block on Locust Street, between 13th and 14th Street, south side of Locust Street, had been purchased by the Alva Elks lodge in 1936? Warwick Homestead In Clover Lick, WV
Michelle, of Clover Lick, WV says, "My husband and I have property that has been handed down from Jacob Warwick in Clover Lick. It is not the Bed and Breakfast known as Warwickton. We have visited there. South Central Oklahoma Ghost Towns
This is more information from our OkieLegacy Ghosttown pages, that was submitted by Ernest Martin back sometime ago and we are moving it to our OkieLegacy ezine database for easier searching, viewing. |
Chimney Rock, Woodward Co., OK
Charles Cook, in the Louisiana Bayou, sent us this view of Chimney Rock and says, "This is a better view of Chimney Rock, from an old post card. I saw that land mark some years before it fell down. Note that someone is standing at the foot of the rock … could have fallen at any moment." Lone Grove Tornado
Stanley says, "Feb. 10, 2009, about 7:30 p.m. a tornado came through. It is like a miracle on our 3 acres 2 miles south of Lone Grove's Highway. Ghost Towns of Oklahoma
The definitions of Ghost Towns could be applied to hamlets, villages, towns, and cities that are no longer in existence, all buildings and indications of existence having been either destroyed or covered by water; where the remains of business and/or residential structures still stand but are largely unused; and where the population has decreased at least 80% from its maximum. List of Oklahoma Ghost Towns
Here is a list of some more Oklahoma ghost towns taken from our OkieLegacy Ghost Towns pages and moved to our OkieLegacy eZine database:
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Alva Pioneer George E. Nickel
George Nickel was a member of Territorial Board of Education for Normal Schools and a native of Missouri, engaged in business in Kansas and Colorado. Woodford & Lone Grove, OK
Michelle - belle73458@yahoo.com - says, "I presently own and live in my property here in Woodford, which also happens to be FOR SALE. Oklahoma Counties & County Seats
We are in the process of incorporating our ghost towns of Oklahoma into our OkieLegacy ezine database. Here is a list of Oklahoma counties and their county seats: NW Oklahoma Ghost Towns
This information was gathered by Rod Murrow awhile back and used to be on one of our "Ghost Towns" webpages before we had this OkieLegacy database. We have done away with the "ghosttowns" directory and we are incorporating those stories into our OkieLegacy eZine database in the next few months. |
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