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Prehistoric Chert Quarries in Kay County: A Report (open access)

Prehistoric Chert Quarries in Kay County: A Report

Article describes the results of excavations of chert, or flint, quarries in Kay County conducted by Otto F. Spring, whose report was prepared for publication by Dr. Joseph B. Thoburn in 1926. Spring discusses evidence of prehistoric village sites near these quarries.
Date: Spring 1966
Creator: Spring, Otto F.
System: The Gateway to Oklahoma History
Ferdinandina: First White Settlement in Oklahoma (open access)

Ferdinandina: First White Settlement in Oklahoma

Article describes the establishment of the historical trading post "Ferdinandina" by French explorers and the American Indian groups who settled in the same area through exploration of accounts made by Claude du Tisné and Bénard de la Harpe. Leslie A. McRill compares these accounts to the excavation of village sites by Dr. Joseph B. Thoburn.
Date: Summer 1963
Creator: McRill, Leslie A.
System: The Gateway to Oklahoma History