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Arthur John Cline, 1865-1942
Article chronicles the genealogy and life of Arthur John Cline, the first county clerk of Atoka County within the state of Oklahoma.
Date:
Autumn 1942
Creator:
Williams, Robert L.
System:
The Gateway to Oklahoma History
A Brief Review of the Life of Doctor Eliphalet Nott Wright
Article chronicles the life of Doctor Eliphalet Nott Wright, a doctor who worked within Old Boggy Depot. The doctor's family's homestead was one of the last surviving structures with the trade post.
Date:
Summer 1932
Creator:
Wright, Muriel H. (Muriel Hazel), 1889-1975
System:
The Gateway to Oklahoma History
Tryphena
Article chronicles the author's search for the identity of the person residing in a grave inscribed with "Tryphena's Grave."
Date:
Summer 1931
Creator:
Wright, Muriel H. (Muriel Hazel), 1889-1975
System:
The Gateway to Oklahoma History
Old Boggy Depot
Article details the history surrounding Old Boggy Depot, a depot that has operated since the Antebellum period. Through this depot passed millions in gold worth of trade.
Date:
Spring 1927
Creator:
Wright, Muriel H. (Muriel Hazel), 1889-1975
System:
The Gateway to Oklahoma History
A Leaf from a Sketchbook
Article details how the author of "Sketch Book" describes a town within Indian Territory called Atoka and other scenic towns located within the territory.
Date:
Spring 1926
Creator:
Taylor, Baxter
System:
The Gateway to Oklahoma History
James Dwight Lankford
Article chronicles the life of James Dwight Lankford, a business man who worked in the pharmaceutical, banking, lumber, coal, and ice sectors. He was elected the first mayor of Atoka, Oklahoma and is remembered within the historical society.
Date:
Spring 1925
Creator:
Oklahoma Historical Society
System:
The Gateway to Oklahoma History
A Brief Excursion into Journalism
Article contains translations of The Choctaw and Chickasaw Observer, a newspaper handwritten and published in the Choctaw Nation during the Civil War.
Date:
Winter 1973
Creator:
Blaine, Martha Royce
System:
The Gateway to Oklahoma History
First Catholic Church in Indian Territory - 1872, St. Patrick's Church at Atoka
Article chronicles the history and establishment of St. Patrick's Church. This was the first Catholic Church established in Indian Territory.
Date:
Winter 1972
Creator:
Michalicka, John
System:
The Gateway to Oklahoma History
Marking the Butterfield: Retracing the Indian Territory Segment of the 1858-61 Butterfield Overland Mail Stagecoach Road
In 2018 the National Park Service recommended that the Butterfield Overland Mail Stagecoach Road be designated a National Historic Trail. Sixty years earlier, OHS staff marked this important trade and transit route with historical markers. This article retraces the road, describing the landmarks as they appeared on the 1958 trek as well as their present conditions.
Date:
Spring 2019
Creator:
Dragoo, Susan Penn
System:
The Gateway to Oklahoma History
48 Hours in Atoka
Article describes the 48 Hours in Atoka concert that took place in 1975 and the impact this concert had on the local Atoka community.
Date:
Spring 2013
Creator:
Donovan-Wallis, Cindy
System:
The Gateway to Oklahoma History