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Alva Pioneer 1904
U. S. Land Office...
This
building was the first building in the business part of Alva. it was built
for the government by W. H.Higgins, the well known carpenter of this city,
and his brother (both then of Hazelton, Kansas.) It was completed
just a few days before the opening of the country to settlement, and was
still used as U.S. Land Office back in 1904.
Pictures and Information from the 1904 Souvenir Edition - of the Alva Pioneer, Friday, Jan. 1, 1904, Vol. 11, No. 16, by W. F. Hatfield, Alva, Woods Co., Oklahoma. W. F. Hatfield, Publisher
1st Two-Story Building in Alva...
The
first two-story building in Alva was moved from Harper, Kansas by H. W.
Maxwell after the opening of the Strip in 1893. In 1904 it was known and
used as the "Farmers' Hotel" on the northeast corner of the square
and owned by L. C. Bigelow.
Alva Pioneer 1904 Menu