Port is a small rural community in
Washita County
Washita County is a county located in the U.S. state of Oklahoma. As of the 2010 census, the population was 11,629. Its county seat is New Cordell. The county seat was formerly located in Cloud Chief. The county was created in 1891.
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Oklahoma
Oklahoma (; Choctaw language, Choctaw: ; chr, ᎣᎧᎳᎰᎹ, ''Okalahoma'' ) is a U.S. state, state in the South Central United States, South Central region of the United States, bordered by Texas on the south and west, Kansas on the nor ...
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History
The community had a post office from February 21, 1901, until February 29, 1940. It was named for a druggist, Mrs. F. M. Port.
During the 1930s, the Port consolidated school district covered the largest area in Oklahoma, some ninety square miles. Prior to settlement, the
Western Cattle Trail passed just east of the site.
Port's population was 68 in 1940.
The community lends its name to the Oklahoma state soil,
Port Silt Loam
Port Silt Loam is the state soil of Oklahoma. This type of soil is reddish in color due to the weathering of reddish sandstones, siltstones, and shales of the Permian period.
It is a medium-textured alluvial soil deposited along flood plains. P ...
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Port Silt Loam
Port Silt Loam is the state soil of Oklahoma. This type of soil is reddish in color due to the weathering of reddish sandstones, siltstones, and shales of the Permian period.
It is a medium-textured alluvial soil deposited along flood plains. P ...
References
External links
Port, Oklahoma– RootsWeb.com
Unincorporated communities in Washita County, Oklahoma
Unincorporated communities in Oklahoma
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