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The Restoration of Old Fort Gibson (open access)

The Restoration of Old Fort Gibson

Article details the history of Old Fort Gibson Military Reservation, as well as the restoration process that occurred about a decade later to reconstruct the old fort as Fort Gibson Military Park. Q. B. Boydstun delivers information from firsthand experience as chairman of the reconstruction commission.
Date: Summer 1980
Creator: Boydstun, Q. B.
System: The Gateway to Oklahoma History
The Editor and the Magic City: Frank H. Greer and the Beginnings of Guthrie, Oklahoma Territory (open access)

The Editor and the Magic City: Frank H. Greer and the Beginnings of Guthrie, Oklahoma Territory

Article provides a biographical study of the life of Frank H. Greer, a young newspaper editor who greatly contributed to the growth of Guthrie, Oklahoma, which became the temporary capital of Oklahoma Territory.
Date: Spring 1980
Creator: Grant, Valerie J.
System: The Gateway to Oklahoma History