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was established at Rodney, Indian Territory on June 30, 1890, and closed on July 5, 1899. The community was named for Rodney Moyer, early-day resident. It was located at the site of Rodney Crossing, a low-water ford on the Kiamichi River. During the short life of the community, it was located in Jack’s Fork County, Choctaw Nation, in the

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. It was astride the

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, as well as Rodney Crossing, an important river ford where a north–south trail crossed the Kiamichi. An important local landmark is Rodney Mountain (767 ft.), also named for Rodney Moyer. The community was a "saw mill town", centered on the activities, commerce and bustle generated by its sawmill. As timber was cleared from nearby mountainsides, the sawmill relocated to other areas deeper within the mountains. Rodney, which had never developed a population base or economic mainstay other than the mill, went out of existence. Rodney's namesake, Rodney Moyer, left the area to participate in Alaska's Klondike gold rush at about the time of the community's disestablishment, according to information made available to the

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. His time and place of death are not known.Information on Rodney Moyer was supplied to the county historical society by Charlyne Moyer Hellekson, a local descendant of the family.

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