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Homesteading in Roger Mills County: The Wilcox Family (open access)

Homesteading in Roger Mills County: The Wilcox Family

Article explores the struggles faced by the Wilcox family who homesteaded land in Roger Mills County through excerpts of family memoirs and correspondence. Margaret E. Brown also provides a wider context to the difficult economic and weather conditions farmers in 1900s Oklahoma faced.
Date: Summer 1995
Creator: Brown, Margaret E.
System: The Gateway to Oklahoma History
The Washita Trail: The Seventh U.S. Cavalry's Route of March to and from the Battle of Washita (open access)

The Washita Trail: The Seventh U.S. Cavalry's Route of March to and from the Battle of Washita

Article traces the route of the Seventh U.S. Cavalry during their campaign against the tribes of the Southern Plains. Bob Rea highlights the attack on Black Kettle's Cheyenne village, attempting to pinpoint the location that has been disputed.
Date: Autumn 1998
Creator: Rea, Bob
System: The Gateway to Oklahoma History