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Don't Knock It: The Holding Company, the Funeral of the Hammer, and the Transformation of Enid, Oklahoma, 1907-12
Article details the efforts to industrialize Enid, Oklahoma in the early 1900s by the Enid Industrial & Holding Company, a committee of the Enid Chamber of Commerce.
Date:
Spring 2016
Creator:
Preston, Aaron
System:
The Gateway to Oklahoma History
Fitting in and Sitting In: Phillip Henry Porter and Memories of Integration Efforts in Enid, 1955-58
Article recounts the struggle for civil rights in Enid and how students stood on the front lines of the battle both inside and outside of the classroom. A core group of young African Americans led these efforts in Enid, one of whom was Phillip Porter.
Date:
Spring 2018
Creator:
Preston, Aaron
System:
The Gateway to Oklahoma History
The Enid "Railroad War": An Archival Study
Article relates the history of the "Railroad War" in Enid, Oklahoma in three parts. Berlin B. Chapman provides historical context to the contest between railroad companies for railway land in Indian Territory, violence that occurred as a result, and Congress terminating the contest through legislation.
Date:
Summer 1965
Creator:
Chapman, Berlin B.
System:
The Gateway to Oklahoma History
Willard Johnston: Homesteader and Frontier Banker, 1881-1904
Article studies the development of frontier banking as exemplified in Willard Johnston's interests, which began in Shawnee and expanded to include numerous financial institutions and communities around the state.
Date:
Winter 2009
Creator:
Hightower, Michael J.
System:
The Gateway to Oklahoma History
The Best City in the Best Country: Enid's Golden Ear, 1916-1941
Article explores the "golden era" of Enid, Oklahoma, exploring the factors that contributed to its rise as one of the most prosperous cities in the region, which included the construction of railroads and the impact of the oil industry.
Date:
Summer 1998
Creator:
Turner, Alvin O. & Gailey, Vicky L.
System:
The Gateway to Oklahoma History