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Railroads, Oil and Dutchmen: Investing in the Oklahoma Frontier
Article records the process of investing in the Oklahoma Central Railway and two figures whose names eventually inspired the names of towns on the railroad: Dutch banker Salomon Frederick Van Oss and railroad inspector Gerrit A. A. Middelburg. Augustus J. Veenendaal, Jr. includes primary source material in the form of reports and correspondence from the Dutch investors.
Date:
Spring 1985
Creator:
Veenendaal, Augustus J., Jr.
Object Type:
Article
System:
The Gateway to Oklahoma History
The Oklahoma Central Railroad
Article illustrates the construction of the Oklahoma Central Railroad, providing details about the towns it connected and the reasons why railroad company officials designed it the way they did.
Date:
Winter 1981
Creator:
Merrill, Maurice H.
Object Type:
Article
System:
The Gateway to Oklahoma History
The Struggle for Railroads in the Oklahoma Panhandle
Article discusses the stake major railroad companies had in the Oklahoma Panhandle as the need for transportation of cattle and goods increased, leading to legal and political conflict over ownership and use of the land.
Date:
Winter 1976
Creator:
Floyd, Fred
Object Type:
Article
System:
The Gateway to Oklahoma History
The Building of the Railroads in the Cherokee Nation
Article chronicles how railroad companies overcame legal and territorial disputes to expand their businesses into the Cherokee Nation.
Date:
Summer 1971
Creator:
Self, Nancy Hope
Object Type:
Article
System:
The Gateway to Oklahoma History
The Construction Strategies of Railroads in the Oklahoma Panhandle
Article describes the growth and planning related to the construction of railroads in the Oklahoma Panhandle and surrounding states in the late 19th and early 20th centuries, also touching on the collaboration that had to occur between various railroad companies.
Date:
Spring 1980
Creator:
Hofsommer, Donovan L.
Object Type:
Article
System:
The Gateway to Oklahoma History
Booster Attitudes of Some Newspapers in Oklahoma Territory--"The Land of the Fair God"
Article describes the booster attitudes of frontier editors who promoted land in Oklahoma Territory in order to draw settlers to the area. Major newspapers discussed include the El Reno Democrat, the Kingfisher Free Press, the Watonga Republican, the Arapahoe Arrow, and the Arapohoe Bee.
Date:
Autumn 1965
Creator:
Johnson, Bobby H.
Object Type:
Article
System:
The Gateway to Oklahoma History
The Journal of Lieutenant A. W. Whipple
Article provides historical background and includes excerpts for the journal of General Amiel Weeks Whipple during his travels completing the Pacific Railroad Survey in the summer of 1853. Muriel H. Wright and George H. Shirk discuss the demand for a transcontinental railroad that motivated his journey, and the main body of journal highlights details of Whipple's expedition.
Date:
Autumn 1950
Creator:
Wright, Muriel H. (Muriel Hazel), 1889-1975 & Shirk, George H.
Object Type:
Article
System:
The Gateway to Oklahoma History
Notes and Documents, Spring 1973
Notes and Documents column including a note about the historic site of Webbers Falls, a history of the railroad being built through this site, and a list of books catalogued by the library of the Oklahoma Historical Society.
Date:
Spring 1973
Creator:
McFadden, Marguerite
Object Type:
Article
System:
The Gateway to Oklahoma History
Henry Lowndes Muldrow
Article pays tribute to Henry Lowndes Muldrow, Free Mason, politicians, and businessman who left his mark on early Oklahoma. Charles Evans describes the life, education, and career of the civic leader as well as the legacies of his children.
Date:
Winter 1951
Creator:
Evans, Charles
Object Type:
Article
System:
The Gateway to Oklahoma History
Reconnaissance of H. L. Marvin: Chief Engineer for the Kansas Southern Railroad in 1884
Article is a report by H. L. Marvin, the Chief Engineer of the Kansas Southern Railroad, regarding the condition the condition and placement of railroad lines within Indian Territory.
Date:
Summer 1939
Creator:
Moffitt, James W.
Object Type:
Article
System:
The Gateway to Oklahoma History
John J. Gerlach
Article chronicles the patronage and accomplishments of John J. Gerlach, the owner of a general store that served ranchers and trail drivers working on the railroads.
Date:
Spring 1932
Creator:
Thoburn, Joseph B.
Object Type:
Article
System:
The Gateway to Oklahoma History
Oklahoma City's First Mass Transit System: Who Brought the Streetcars for People to Ride?
Article describes the history and development of the electric railway system in Oklahoma City, including the involvement of major companies in the streetcar franchise. Kim K. Bender describes some of the successes as well as failures the system experienced as Oklahoma City continued to expand.
Date:
Summer 1994
Creator:
Bender, Kim K.
Object Type:
Article
System:
The Gateway to Oklahoma History
Early-Day Railroad Building Operations in Western Oklahoma
Article chronicles how Edward Lockwood Peckham created one of the first railroads in the Oklahoma and Indian Territories within the city of Blackwell.
Date:
Summer 1943
Creator:
Chambers, Homer S.
Object Type:
Article
System:
The Gateway to Oklahoma History
Brief History of the Missouri-Kansas-Texas Railroad Lines
Article chronicles the construction of the Missouri-Kansas-Texas Railroad Lines that reached to the Gulf of Mexico.
Date:
Autumn 1946
Creator:
Johnson, Walter A.
Object Type:
Article
System:
The Gateway to Oklahoma History
The Dutch Connection: Salomon Frederik van Oss and Dutch Investment in Oklahoma
Article illustrates the impact of Dutch investor Salomon Frederik van Oss, whose promotion of the Oklahoma and Indian Territories led to Dutch connections and investments in Oklahoma railroads and the state's oil industry.
Date:
Autumn 1987
Creator:
Veenendaal, Augustus J., Jr.
Object Type:
Article
System:
The Gateway to Oklahoma History
History of the Construction of the Frisco Railway Lines in Oklahoma
Article details the history of construction of the Atlantic and Pacific Railroads, later renamed to the Frisco Railroads, that crossed through Oklahoma. Included are the construction histories of other railroads that intersected within the state.
Date:
Autumn 1925
Creator:
Allhands, James L.
Object Type:
Article
System:
The Gateway to Oklahoma History
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
Object Type:
Article
System:
The Gateway to Oklahoma History
Bawling Cattle and Barking Brakemen: An Oklahoma Railroad Memory
Article describes the cooperation of the railroad and cattle industries in the late nineteenth centuries and highlights specific recollections of cattle drivers in the area.
Date:
Autumn 1976
Creator:
Hofsommer, Donovan L.
Object Type:
Article
System:
The Gateway to Oklahoma History
Francis, Chickasaw Nation, 1894
Article describes the establishment of the town of Francis, originally known as Newton, in Indian Territory, Oklahoma. Reita Sturdivant discusses the town's growth and development, the institution of railroads, the type of pioneers that settled there, and the content of newspapers being published in its early days.
Date:
Summer 1967
Creator:
Sturdivant, Reita
Object Type:
Article
System:
The Gateway to Oklahoma History
Latinos in Oklahoma: A History of Four and a Half Centuries
Article covers the history of Latinos in Oklahoma, providing details about the roots of Spanish colonialism, the various factors that led people to migrate to the United States, and the organizations, media, and celebrations that promoted the growth and preservation of Latino culture in Oklahoma.
Date:
Summer 2009
Creator:
Smith, Michael M.
Object Type:
Article
System:
The Gateway to Oklahoma History
The Butterfield Overland Mail One Hundred Years Ago
Article discusses the creation of the Butterfield Overland Mail Route and its development. Muriel H. Wright explores how mail was transported by railroad and stagecoaches across the route, and the events that impacted the route's success.
Date:
Spring 1957
Creator:
Wright, Muriel H. (Muriel Hazel), 1889-1975
Object Type:
Article
System:
The Gateway to Oklahoma History
The Story of Rock Cut
Article discusses the Rock Cut region on the Santa Fe railway, railroad and mining activity in the area, and excerpts of newspaper reports that discussed the history of railroad companies in Oklahoma.
Date:
Autumn 1960
Creator:
Crockett, Bernice N.
Object Type:
Article
System:
The Gateway to Oklahoma History
The Peavine Railroad
Article describes the creation and development of the Kingfisher-Chandler branch of the Rock Island railroad line, known as the Peavine railroad, and its impact on the communities it connected.
Date:
Autumn 1980
Creator:
McIntyre, Glen
Object Type:
Article
System:
The Gateway to Oklahoma History
The Union Pacific, Southern Branch
Article details the creation and significance of the Union Pacific, Southern Branch Railroad. This railroad was created through an act of Congress to connect military forts between Kansas and Oklahoma.
Date:
Summer 1936
Creator:
Morrison, James D.
Object Type:
Article
System:
The Gateway to Oklahoma History