50 YEARS
BEFORE OKLAHOMA'S RATIFICATION OF THE U.S. CONSTITUTION
1860
-
February 8, Greer County in Oklahoma claimed by Texas.
1861
APRIL - BEGINNING
OF THE CIVIL WAR
1865
MAY - ENDING OF THE CIVIL WAR
- Treaty signed
between the U.S. Government and the Comanche and Kiowa,
which granted the Native Americans the area which now
is western Oklahoma.
1874
-
Fort Reno built in Canadian County, Oklahoma.
1879
- 'Boomers' bands of white migrants
settled in the Oklahoma area.
- David Lewis Payne, appointed
Chief Leader of the Oklahoma 'Boomers' area (1879-November
27, 1884).
- Tulsa founded in Tulsa County,
Oklahoma.
- April 22, Unassigned lands formally
opened to white settlement in Oklahoma
1880
- Bartlesville Wesleyan College
founded in Bartlesville, Washington County, Oklahoma.
- Claremore, settled on the site
of a former Native American village by a Delaware Native
American, John Bullette, county seat and located in Rogers
County, Oklahoma. Coordinates 36°16'N-95°36'W.
Attractions & Recreation
: Mason Hotel, Will Rogers Memorial
.
1884
-
William L. Couch, appointed Chief Leader of the Oklahoma
'Boomers' area (1884-1889).
1886
-
Frazier in Jackson County, settled on the banks of the Salt
Fork of the Red River in Oklahoma.
1887
-
Ardmore founded in Chickasaw Native
American Territory, seat of Carter County in Oklahoma. Coordinates
34°10'N-97°08'W.Attractions
& Recreation : Arbuckle Mountains, Charles
B. Goddard Center for Visual and Performing Arts, Eliza
Cruce Hall Doll Museum, Greater Southwest Historical Museum,
Lake Murray State Park, Platt National Park. Tivoli Theatre
1889
- James Murray, appointed president
of the Oklahoma Colony.
- Edmond, settled in Oklahoma County,
Oklahoma. Coordinates 35°39'N-97°29'W.
- El Reno settled when the Rock
Island arrived, in Canadian County, Oklahoma. Coordinates
35°32'N-97°57'W.
- Rock Island Railroad reached
Enid, seat of Garfield County in Oklahoma. Coordinates
39°19'N-97°48'W.
- April 22, first settlers arrived
in Oklahoma City area in Oklahoma County, Oklahoma.
- April 27, William L. Couch, appointed
provisional mayor of Oklahoma City in Oklahoma County,
Oklahoma (1889-November 11, 1889).
- November 11, Sidney Clark, appointed
acting provisional mayor of Oklahoma City in Oklahoma
County, Oklahoma (1889-November 27, 1889).
- November 27, A.J. Beale, appointed
provisional mayor of Oklahoma City in Oklahoma County,
Oklahoma (1889-December 30, 1889).
1890
- Oklahoma population, 258,657
residents.
- Beaver County established in
Oklahoma, seat Beaver.
- Canadian County established in
Oklahoma, seat El Reno.
- Cleveland County established
in Oklahoma, seat Norman.
- Greer County established in Oklahoma,
seat Mangum.
- Kingfisher County established
in Oklahoma, seat Kingfisher.
- Payne County established in Oklahoma,
seat Stillwater.
- Oklahoma became Oklahoma Territory.
- Central State College established
in Edmond, Oklahoma County, Oklahoma.
- May 2, George Washington Steel,
appointed governor of Oklahoma (1890-October 18, 1891).
- July 15, D.W. Gibbs, appointed
provisional mayor of Oklahoma City in Oklahoma County,
Oklahoma.
- August 12, Oklahoma City incorporated
in Oklahoma County, Oklahoma.
- August 12, W.J. Gault, appointed
mayor of Oklahoma City in Oklahoma County, Oklahoma (1890-April
12, 1892).
1891
- Caddo County established in Oklahoma,
seat Anadarko.
- Custer County establsihed in
Oklahoma, seat Arapaho.
- Kiowa County established in Oklahoma,
seat Hobart.
- Lincoln County established in
Oklahoma, seat Chandler.
- Logan County established in Oklahoma,
seat Guthrie.
- Oklahoma County established in
Oklahoma, seat Oklahoma City.
- Pottawatomie County established
in Oklahoma, seat Shawnee.
- July 10, post office opened in
Ada, Pontotoc County, Oklahoma.
- October 18, Robert Martin, appointed
governor of Oklahoma (1891-February 1, 1892).
1892
- Chickasha, founded
on the Washita River, seat of Grady County, Oklahoma.
Coordinates : 35°02'N-97°58'W.
- Dewey County
established in Oklahoma, seat Taloga.
- Duncan, founded
on the Chisholm Trail in Stephens County, Oklahoma. Coordinates
34°30'N-97°57'W.
- The Rock Island
Railroad reached Duncan in Stephens County, Oklahoma.
- February 1, Abraham
Jefferson Seay, appointed governor of Oklahoma (1892-May
7, 1893).
- March 3, post office opened in
Adell, Potawatomie County, Oklahoma.
- April 12, O.A. Mitscher, appointed
mayor of Oklahoma City in Oklahoma County, Oklahoma (1892-April
9, 1894).
1893
- Alva, town established
on Salt Fork of the Arkansas River in Woods County, Oklahoma.
Named after railroad
attorney Alva Adams. Coordinates 36°48'N-98°40'W.
Attractions
& Recreation : Alabaster
Caverns State Park, Great Salt Plains State Park and Little
Sahara State Park nearby.
- El Reno incorporated
in Canadian County, Oklahoma.
- Woods County established
in Oklahoma, seat Alva.
- May 7, William Cary
Renfrow, appointed governor of Oklahoma (1893-May 24,
1897).
- September 16, Enid founded
as a tent city in Garfield County, Oklahoma.
1894
- Cushing, incorporated as town
in Payne County, Oklahoma. Coordinates 35°59'N-96°46'W.
- Enid incorporated in Garfield
County, Oklahoma.
- April 9, Nelson Button, appointed
mayor of Oklahoma City in Oklahoma County, Oklahoma (1894-April
13, 1896).
1895
- Blaine County established in
Oklahoma, seat Watonga.
- Garfield County established in
Oklahoma, seat Enid.
- Grant County established in Oklahoma,
seat Medford.
- Kay County established in Oklahoma,
seat Newkirk.
- Roger Mills County established
in Oklahoma, seat Cheyenne.
1896
- Claremore incorporated as town
in Rogers County, Oklahoma.
- April 13, Charles Graham Jones,
appointed mayor of Oklahoma City in Oklahoma County, Oklahoma
(1896-April 12, 1897).
1897
- Bartlesville, city on the Caney
River incorporated. Seat of Washington County in Oklahoma.
Coordinates 34°10'N-97°08'W. Attractions
& Recreation : Woolaroc Museum.
- Noble County established in Oklahoma,
seat Perry.
- North Western Oklahoma
State University established in Alva, Woods County, Oklahoma.
- Pawnee County established
in Oklahoma, seat Pawnee.
- Washita County established
in Oklahoma, seat Cordell.
- April 12, J.P. Allen, appointed
mayor of Oklahoma City in Oklahoma County, Oklahoma (1897-April
10, 1899).
- May 24, Cassius McDonald
Barnes, appointed governor of Oklahoma (1897-April 20,
1901).
1898
- Ardmore incorporated in Carter
County, Oklahoma.
- Duncan incorporated as town in
Stephens County, Oklahoma.
- E. Calkins, appointed mayor of
Tulsa in Tulsa County, Oklahoma (1898-1899).
- January 18, Tulsa City incorporated
in Tulsa County, Oklahoma.
1899
- Chickasha, incorporated in Grady
County, Oklahoma.
- R.N. Bynum, appointed mayor of
Tulsa in Tulsa County, Oklahoma (1899-1900).
- April 10, Lee Van Winkle, appointed
mayor of Oklahoma City in Oklahoma County, Oklahoma (1899-April
8, 1901).
1900
- Oklahoma population, 790,391
residents.
- L.M. Poe, appointed mayor of
Tulsa in Tulsa County, Oklahoma (1900-1901).
- November 20, Chester Gould, born
in Pawnee, Oklahoma. 'Dick Tracy' cartoonist.
- November 29, the 'Altus Weekly
News' founded by Judge J.P. Orr, began publishing in Altus,
Oklahoma.
1901
- Altus incorporated as
town in Jackson County, Oklahoma.
- Cache, established on
former Apache-Comanche-Kiowa tribal lands in Comanche
County, Oklahoma.Attractions
& Recreation : The Star House, Wichita
Mountain Wildlife Refuge
- Elk City (previously
named Busvh) laid out on Elk Creek in Beckham County,
Oklahoma. Coordinates 35°25'N-99°25'W. Attractions
& Recreation : Foss Reservoir Recreation
Area, Washita National Wildlife Refuge
- Kiowa-Apache-Comanche
nation opened near El Reno in Canadian County, Oklahoma.
- April 8, Charles Graham
Jones, appointed second-term mayor of Oklahoma City in
Oklahoma County, Oklahoma (1901-April 13, 1903).
- April 20, Willim Miller Jenkins,
appointed governor of Oklahoma (1901-November 30, 1901).
- July 20, Fred Mason
Bullard, born in McLoud, Oklahoma. Geologist, specialized
in volcanic activity, works e.g. 'Volcanoes, in History,
in Theory, and in Eruption'.
- November 30, William
C. Grimes, appointed governor of Oklahoma (1901-December
9, 1901).
- December 9, Thompson
Benton Ferguson, appointed governor of Oklahoma (1901-January
5, 1906).
- G.D. Blakey, appointed mayor
of Tulsa in Tulsa County, Oklahoma (1901-1903).
1902
- Frederick, incorporated in Tillman
County, Oklahoma. Coordinates 34°23'N-99°01'W.
- February 18, post office opened
in Adelia, Coal County, Oklahoma.
1903
-
Artesian mineral waters discovered in Claremore, Rogers
County, Oklahoma.
- Broken Arrow, laid out in Tulsa
County, Oklahoma. Coordinates : 36°03'N-95°48'W.
- Clinton, founded on the Washita
River in Custer County, Oklahoma. Coordinates : 35°31'N-98°59'W.
- G.W. Mowbray, Sr. appointed mayor
of Tulsa in Tulsa County, Oklahoma (1903-1904).
- April 13, Lee Van Winkle, appointed
second-term mayor of Oklahoma City in Oklahoma County,
Oklahoma (1903-April 10, 1905).
1904
-
H.R. Cline, appointed mayor of Tulsa in Tulsa County, Oklahoma
(1904-1905).
1905
- Discovery of oil nearby Ardmore,
in Carter County, Oklahoma.
- Harper County established in
Oklahoma, seat Buffalo.
- C.L. Reeder, appointed mayor
of Tulsa in Tulsa County, Oklahoma (1905-1906).
1906
- John O. Mitchell, appointed mayor
of Tulsa in Tulsa County, Oklahoma (1906-1907).
- Phillips University established
in Enid, Garfield County, Oklahoma.
- January 5, Frank Frantz, appointed
governor of Oklahoma (1906-November 16, 1907).
1907
- Adair County established in Oklahoma,
seat Stilwell.
- Alfalfa established in Oklahoma,
seat Cherokee.
- Altus town, appointed
seat of Jackson County in Oklahoma. Coordinates 34°38'N-99°20'W.
- Atoka County established in Oklahoma,
seat Atoka.
- Beckham County established in
Oklahoma, seat Sayre.
- Bryan County established in Oklahoma,
seat Durant.
- Carter County established in
Oklahoma, seat Ardmore,
- Cherokee County established in
Oklahoma, seat Tahlequah.
- Chickasha, appointed seat of
Grady County, Oklahoma.
- Choctaw County established in
Oklahoma, seat Hugo.
- Cimarron County established in
Oklahoma, seat Boise City.
- Coal County established in Oklahoma,
seat Coalgate.
- Comanche County established in
Oklahoma, seat Lawton.Municipalities
: Cache, Chattanooga, Elgin, Faxon, Fletcher,
Fort Sill, Geronimo, Indiahoma, Lawton, Medicine Park,
Meers, Sterling.
- Craig County established in Oklahoma,
seat Vinita.
- Creek County established in Oklahoma,
seat Sapulpa.
- Delaware County established in
Oklahoma, seat Jay.
- Elk City incorporated in Beckham
County, Oklahoma.
- Ellis County established in Oklahoma,
seat Arnett.
- Frederick, appointed seat of
Tillman County in Oklahoma.
- Garvin County established in
Oklahoma, seat Pauls Valley.
- Grady County established in Oklahoma,
seat Chickasha.
- Haskell County established in
Oklahoma, seat Stigler.
- Huges County established in Oklahoma,
seat Holdenville.
- Jackson County established in
Oklahoma, seat Altus.
- Jefferson County established
in Oklahoma, seat Waurika.
- Johnston County established in
Oklahoma, seat Tishomingo.
- Latimer County established in
Oklahoma, seat Wilburton.
- LeFlore County established in
Oklahoma, seat Poteau.
- Love County established in Oklahoma,
seat Marietta.
- Marshall County established in
Oklahoma, seat Madill.
- Mayes County established in Oklahoma,
seat Pryor.
- McClain County established in
Oklahoma, seat Purcell.
- McCurtain County established
in Oklahoma, seat Idabel.
- McIntosh County established in
Oklahoma, seat Eufaula.
- Murray County established in
Oklahoma, seat Sulphur.
- Muskogee County established in
Oklahoma, seat Muskogee.
- Nowata County established in
Oklahoma, seat Nowata.
- Okfuskee County established in
Oklahoma, seat Okemah.
- Okmulgee County established in
Oklahoma, seat Okmulgee.
- Osage County established in Oklahoma,
seat Pawhuska.
- Ottawa County established in
Oklahoma, seat Miami.
- Pittsburg County established
in Oklahoma, seat McAlester.
- Pontotoc County established in
Oklahoma, seat Ada.
- Pushmataha County established
in Oklahoma, seat Antlers.
- Rogers County established in
Oklahoma, seat Claremore.
- Seminole County established in
Oklahoma, seat Wewoka.
- Sequoyah County established in
Oklahoma, seat Sallisaw.
- Stephens County established in
Oklahoma, seat Duncan.
- Texas County established in Oklahoma,
seat Guymon.
- Tillman County established in
Oklahoma, seat Frederick.
- Tulsa County established in Oklahoma,
seat Tulsa.
- Wagoner County established in
Oklahoma, seat Wagoner.
- Washington County, established
in Oklahoma, seat Bartlesville.
- Woodward County established in
Oklahoma, seat Woodward.
- W.E. Rhode, appointed mayor of
Tulsa in Tulsa County, Oklahoma (1907-1909).
- April 8, Henry M. Scales, appointed
mayor of Oklahoma City in Oklahoma County, Oklahoma (1907-April
11, 1910).
November
16, Oklahoma OK, 46th state
admitted to the Union
Oklahoma
Today :
capital Oklahoma City. Area 69,903 sq.mi.(181.049km²),
20th largest state. Counties
77 : Adair, Alfalfa, Atoka, Beaver, Beckham,
Blaine, Bryan, Caddo, Canadian, Carter, Cherokee, Choctaw,
Cimarron, Cleveland, Coal, Comanche, Cotton, Craigh, Creek,
Custer, Delaware, Dewey, Ellis, Garfield, Garvin, Grady,
Grant, Greer, Harmon, Harper, Haskell, Hughes, Jackson,
Jefferson, Johnston, Kay, Kingfisher, Kiowa, Latimer,
Le Flore, Lincoln, Logan, Love, Major, Marshall, Mayes,
McClain, McCurtain, McIntosh, Murray, Muskogee, Noble,
Nowata, Okfuskee, Oklahoma, Okmulgee, Osage, Ottawa, Pawnee,
Payne, Pittsburg, Pontotoc, Pottawatomie, Pushmataha,
Roger Mills, Rogers, Seminole, Sequoyah, Stephens, Texas,
Tillman, Tulsa, Wagoner, Washington, Washita, Woods, Woodward.Attractions
& Recreation :
Altus Lake, Arbuckle Lake, Arcadia Lake, Bear Creek Cove,
Birch Lake, Broken Bow Lake, Canton Lake, Chickasaw National
Recreation Area, Chouteau Lock & Dam, Copan Lake,
Deep Fork National Wildlife Refuge, Eufaula Lake, Fort
Cobb Reservoir, Fort Gibson Lake, Fort Supply Lake, Foss
Reservoir, Great Salt Plains, Heyburn Lake, Hugo Lake,
Hulah Lake, Kaw Lake, Keystone Lake, Kirkpatrick Science
& Air Space Museum, Lake Thunderbird, Little River
National Wildlife Refuge, McGee Creek Reservoir, New Graham
Lock & Dam, Oklahoma City National Memorial, Oklahoma
Historical Society & Museum of History, Oolagah Lake,
Optima Lake, Optima National Wildlife Refuge, Ozark Plateau
National Wildlife Refuge, Pine Creek Lake, Robert S. Kerr
Lock & Dam 15, Salt Plains National Wildlife Refuge,
Sardis Lake, Sequoyah National Wildlife Refuge, Skiatook
Lake, Tenkiller Ferry Lake, Tishomingo National Fish Hatchery,
Tishomingo National Wildlife Refuge, Tom Steed Reservoir,
W.D. Mayo Lock & Dam 14, Washita Battlefield National
Historic Site, Washita National Wildlife Refuge, Waurika
Lake, Webbers Falls Lock & Dam 16, Wichita Mountains
Wildlife Refuge, Wister Lake.
- November 16, Charles
Nathaniel Haskell, elected governor of Oklahoma (1907-January
9, 1911).
1908
-
Claremore incorporated as city in Rogers County, Oklahoma.
- Oklahoma College of Liberal Arts,
established in Chickasha, Grady County, Oklahoma.
- February 17, Arizona born Geronimo,
died in Fort Sill, Comanche County, Oklahoma. Chiricahua
Apache leader.
1909
-
Bethany city established, as a religious colony, in Oklahoma
County, Oklahoma. Coordinates 35°31'N-97°38'W.
- Clinton, incorporated in Custer
County, Oklahoma.
- Harmon County established in
Oklahoma, seat Hollis.
- Major County established in Oklahoma,
seat Fairview.
- John O. Mitchell, elected second-term
mayor of Tulsa in Tulsa County, Oklahoma (1909-1910).
- January 25, post office opened
in Abbott, Pontotoc County, Oklahoma.
- January 31, post office closed
in Adelia, Coal County, Oklahoma.
- June 23, post office opened in
Adelaide, Cotton County, Oklahoma.
1910
- Oklahoma population, 1,657,155
residents.
- Duncan incorporated as city in
Stephens County, Oklahoma.
- Jackson County Courthouse built
in Oklahoma.
- L.J. Martin, elected mayor of
Tulsa in Tulsa County, Oklahoma (1910-1912).
- February 15, post office closed
in Abbott, Pontotoc County, Oklahoma.
- June 1, Oklahoma City in Oklahoma
County, appointed capital of Oklahoma.
- June 11, Dan V. Lackey, appointed
acting mayor of Oklahoma City in Oklahoma County, Oklahoma
(1910-June 8, 1911).
1911
- January 9, Lee Cruce elected
governor of Oklahoma (1911-January 11, 1915).
- June 8, Whit M. Grant, elected
mayor of Oklahoma City in Oklahoma County, Oklahoma (1911-April
13, 1915).
1912
- Cotton County established in
Oklahoma, seat Walters.
- F.M. Wooden, elected mayor of
Tulsa in Tulsa County, Oklahoma (1912-1916).
1913
-
Cushing became city, after discovery of rich oilfields,
Payne County, Oklahoma.
1914
- March 11, Ralph Waldo Ellison,
born in Oklahoma City, Oklahoma. Novelist 'Invisible
Man'
- October 25, John Berryman, born
in McAlester in Oklahoma. U.S. poet (Love & Fame,
etc.)
- November 30, post office closed
in Adelaide, Pontotoc County, Oklahoma.
1915
- January 11, Robert Lee Williams,
elected governor of Oklahoma (1915-January 13, 1919).
- April 13, Edward Overholser,
elected mayor of Oklahoma City in Oklahoma County, Oklahoma
(1915-December 24, 1918).
1916
-
J.H. Simmons, elected mayor of Tulsa in Tulsa County, Oklahoma
(1916-1918).
1918
- C.H. Hubbard, elected mayor of
Tulsa in Tulsa County, Oklahoma (1918-1920).
- December 24, Byron D. Sheer,
elected mayor of of Oklahoma City in Oklahoma County,
Oklahoma (1918-April 7, 1919).
1919
-
Altus town, incorporated as city in Jackson County, Oklahoma.
- The Oklahoma Military
Academy, established in Claremore, Rogers County, Oklahoma.
- January 13, James Brooks
Ayers Robertson, elected governor of Oklahoma (1919-January
8, 1923).
- April 7, John Calloway
Walton, elected mayor of Oklahoma City in Oklahoma County,
Oklahoma (1919-January 9, 1923).
1920
- Oklahoma population, 2,028,283
residents.
- T.D. Evans, elected mayor of
Tulsa in Tulsa County, Oklahoma (1920-1922).
1921
-
Discovery of oil (Erle Haliburton) near Duncan in Stephens
County, Oklahoma.
1922
-
H.F. Newblock, elected mayor of Tulso in Tulsa County, Oklahoma
(1922-1928).
1923
- January 8, John Calloway Walton,
elected governor of Oklahoma (1923-November 19, 1923).
- January 9, Mike Donnelly, elected
mayor of Oklahoma City in Oklahoma County, Oklahoma (1923-April
4, 1923).
- April 4, O.A. Cargill, elected
mayor of Oklahoma City in Oklahoma County, Oklahoma (1923-April
12, 1927).
- November 19, Martin Edwin Trapp,
elected governor of Oklahoma (1923-January 10, 1927).
1927
- January 10, Henry Simpson Johnston,
elected governor of Oklahoma (1927-March 20, 1929).
- March 6, Leroy Gordon Cooper
Jr., born in Shawnee, Oklahoma. U.S. astronaut, last Mercury
flight.
- April 12, Walter C. Dean, elected
mayor of Oklahoma City in Oklahoma County, Oklahoma (1927-April
12, 1931).
1928
-
Dan W. Patton, elected mayor of Tulsa in Tulsa County, Oklahoma
(1928-1930).
1929
-
March 20, William Judson Holloway, elected governor of Oklahoma
(1929-January 1, 1931).
1930
- Oklahoma population, 2,396,040
residents.
- George L. Watkins, elected mayor
of Tulsa in Tulsa County, Oklahoma (1930-1932).
1931
- NBC Bank founded by W.B."Walter"
Gover in Altus, Jackson County, Oklahoma.
- January 1, William Henry Murray,
elected governor of Oklahoma (1931-January 14, 1935).
- April 12, C.J. Blinn, elected
mayor of Oklahoma City in Oklahoma County, Oklahoma (1931-November
7, 1933).
1932
-
H.H. Newblock, elected second-term mayor of Tulsa in Tulsa
County, Oklahoma (1932-1934).
1933
-
November 7, Tom McGee, elected mayor of Oklahoma City in
Oklahoma County, Oklahoma (1933-April 9, 1935).
1934
-
T.A. Penney, elected mayor of Tulsa in Tulsa County, Oklahoma
(1934-1940).
1935
- January 14, Ernest Whitworth
Marland, elected governor of Oklahoma (1935-January 9,
1939).
- April 9, John Frank Martin, elected
mayor of Oklahoma City in Oklahoma County, Oklahoma (1935-April
11, 1939).
1938
-
El Reno Junior College opened in El Reno, Canadian County,
Oklahoma.
1939
- January 9, Leon Chase Phillips,
elected governor of Oklahoma (1939-January 11, 1943).
- April 11, Robert A. Hefner, elected
mayor of Oklahoma City in Oklahoma County, Oklahoma (1939-April
8, 1947).
1940
- Oklahoma population, 2,336,434
residents.
- First Teen Town (recreation for
teenagers) opened in the U.S. established in Clinton,
Custer County, Oklahoma.
- C.H. Veale, elected mayor of
Tulsa in Tulsa County, Oklahoma (1940-1944).
1943
-
January 11, Robert Samuel Kerr, elected governor of Oklahoma
(1943-January 13, 1947).
1944
-
Olney F. Flynn, elected mayor of Tulsa in Tulsa County,
Oklahoma (1944-1946).
1946
- Del City, a residential development,
founded by George Epperly in Oklahoma County, Oklahoma.
Coordinates 35°27'N-97°27'W.
- Lee Price, elected mayor of Tulsa
in Tulsa County, Oklahoma (1946-1948).
1947
- January 13, Roy Joseph Turner,
elected governor of Oklahoma (1947-January 8, 1951).
- April 8, Allen Street, elected
mayor of Oklahoma City in Oklahoma County, Oklahoma (1947-April
7, 1959).
1948
- Del City, incorporated in Oklahoma
County, Oklahoma.
- Roy M. Lundy, elected mayor of
Tulsa in Tulsa County, Oklahoma (1948-1950).
1950
- Oklahoma population, 2,233,351
residents.
- George H. Stoner, elected mayor
of Tulsa in Tulsa County, Oklahoma (1950-1952).
1951
-
January 8, Johnston Murray, elected governor of Oklahoma
(1951-January 10, 1955).
1952
-
C.M. Warren, elected mayor of Tulsa in Tulsa County, Oklahoma
(1952-1954).
1954
-
L.C. Clark, elected mayor of Tulsa in Tulsa County, Oklahoma
(1954-1956).
1955
-
January 10, Raymond D. Gary, elected governor of Oklahoma
((1955-January 12, 1959).
1956
-
George E. Norvell, elected mayor of Tulsa in Tulsa County,
Oklahoma (1956-1958).
1957
50 YEARS
AFTER OKLAHOMA'S RATIFICATION OF THE U.S. CONSTITUTION
OK
1857-1957
COMANCHE COUNTY
Timeline 3
Topics
1901
-
Cache, established on former Apache-Comanche-Kiowa tribal
lands in Comanche County, OK.Attractions
& Recreation : The Star House, Wichita Mountain
Wildlife Refuge
1907
- Comanche
County established in OK, seat Lawton.Municipalities : Cache, Chattanooga,
Elgin, Faxon, Fletcher, Fort Sill, Geronimo, Indiahoma, Lawton,
Medicine Park, Meers, Sterling.
1908
- February
17, Arizona born Geronimo, died in Fort Sill, Comanche County,
OK. Chiricahua Apache leader.
CELEBRITIES
BORN IN OKLAHOMA
1962
- February 7, Troyal
Garth Brooks, born in Tulsa, Oklahoma.
Singer, songwriter
1963
- October 16, Pamela
Bach(Pamela Ann Weissenbach), born in Tulsa,
Oklahoma. TV actress.
