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U.S. Route 283
U.S. Route 283 is a spur of U.S. Route 83. It currently runs for 731 miles (1,175 km) from Brady, Texas at U.S. Route 87 to Lexington, Nebraska at U.S. Route 30. It passes through the states of Texas, Oklahoma, Kansas, and Nebraska. Route description Texas Oklahoma US-283 enters Oklahoma from Texas in rural Jackson County at a crossing of the Red River. It runs concurrently with State Highway 5 for several miles past Elmer and continues north to Altus, the largest Oklahoma town on the route. At the intersection of U.S. Highway 62 in Altus, SH-5 splits off and 283 joins with State Highway 6 for the next before it takes a western bend to the town of Mangum. The route continues northwesterly until it crosses I-40 at Sayre. Through northwestern Oklahoma, US-283 passes through very sparsely populated areas and is the main north–south traffic corridor. After passing through Cheyenne, 283 meanders through Black Kettle National Grassland then crosses ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Brady, TX
Brady is a city in McCulloch County, Texas, United States. Brady refers to itself as the "Heart of Texas", as it is the city closest to the geographical centre, geographical center of the state, which is about 15 miles northeast of Brady. Its population was 5,118 at the 2020 census. It is the county seat of McCulloch County. Geography According to the United States Census Bureau, Brady has a total area of , of which are land and (20.16%) are covered by water. Major highways * U.S. Route 87 in Texas, U.S. Highway 87 * U.S. Route 190 in Texas, U.S. Highway 190 * U.S. Route 283 in Texas, U.S. Highway 283 * U.S. Route 377 in Texas, U.S. Highway 377 * State Highway 71 (Texas), State Highway 71 Climate The climate in this area is characterized by hot, humid summers and generally mild to cool winters. According to the Köppen climate classification, Brady has a humid subtropical climate, ''Cfa'' on climate maps. Demographics 2020 census As of the 2020 United States census, the ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Mangum, OK
Mangum is a city in and county seat of Greer County, Oklahoma, United States. The population was 2,762 as of the 2020 United States census. Mangum was originally part of Old Greer County in the Texas panhandle. The community was named for A. S. Mangum, who owned the land on which the town was founded in 1882. It became part of the Oklahoma Territory in 1896, and thus part of the state of Oklahoma on November 16, 1907. Bielich, Peggy Crabb. "Mangum." ''Encyclopedia of Oklahoma History and Culture''. Retrieved March 19, 2014. History Beginning in 1876, the nearby |
Washita Battlefield National Historic Site
Washita Battlefield National Historic Site protects and interprets the site of the Southern Cheyenne village of Chief Black Kettle where the Battle of Washita occurred. The site is located about west of Oklahoma City, Oklahoma, near Cheyenne, Oklahoma. Just before dawn on November 27, 1868, the village was attacked by the 7th U.S. Cavalry under Lt. Col. George Custer. In the Battle of Washita, the Cheyenne suffered large numbers of casualties. The strike was hailed at the time by the military and many civilians as a significant victory aimed at reducing Indian raids on frontier settlements as it forced the Cheyenne back to the reservation set aside for them. The site is a small portion of a large area that was declared a National Historic Landmark in 1965, and and was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1966. The landmarked area encompasses the entire battlefield, which extends for some through the city of Cheyenne. Description The Washita Battl ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Black Kettle National Grassland
The Black Kettle National Grassland, in Roger Mills County, Oklahoma, and Hemphill County, Texas, contains of which are in Oklahoma. Named for the Indian leader Black Kettle, the grassland is managed by the Cibola National Forest, which also manages the Rita Blanca National Grassland in Dallam County, Texas and Cimarron County, Oklahoma, and McClellan Creek National Grassland in Gray County, Texas. Setting The National Grassland consists of about 100 tracts of land interspaced with privately owned ranchland. It is located in the mixed grass prairie region. The terrain is characterized by sandy and red slate hills in addition to grassland and oak brush. The creek bottoms are wooded with cottonwood, elm, and hackberry. Wildlife includes white-tailed deer, turkey and quail. The Washita River flows through the grassland. It is a small stream here near its headwaters, only a few feet wide and shallow. The nearest town is Cheyenne where the grassland headquarters is located. H ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Greer County, Texas
Greer County, a county created by the Texas legislature on February 8, 1860 (and was named for John Alexander Greer, Lieutenant Governor of Texas), was land claimed by both Texas and the United States. The region of Greer County is now in present-day Oklahoma. Origin of the dispute The dispute arose from a map submitted with the Adams–Onís Treaty of 1819. The treaty stated that the boundary between the French claims on the north and the Spanish claims on the south was Rio Roxo de Natchitoches ( Red River) until it reached the 100th meridian west as noted on John Melish's map published in 1818. The problem was that the 100th meridian on the Melish map was some east of the true 100th meridian and the Red River forked about east of the 100th meridian. Texas claimed the land south of the North Fork (red on the map) and the United States claimed the land north of the South Fork (blue on the map, later called the Prairie Dog Town Fork Red River). ''United States ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Cimarron River (Arkansas River)
The Cimarron River ( ; or , meaning "Salt River"; ) extends across New Mexico, Oklahoma, Colorado, and Kansas. The headwaters flow from Johnson Mesa west of Folsom in northeastern New Mexico. Much of the river's length lies in Oklahoma, where it either borders or passes through 11 counties. No major cities are along its route. The river enters the Oklahoma Panhandle near Kenton, Oklahoma, crosses the corner of southeastern Colorado into Kansas, re-enters the Oklahoma Panhandle, re-enters Kansas, and finally returns to Oklahoma, where it joins the Arkansas River at Keystone Reservoir west of Tulsa, Oklahoma, its only impoundment. The Cimarron drains a basin that encompasses about .Larry O'Dell, "Cimarron River," ''Encyclopedia of Oklahoma Histor ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Rosston, OK
Rosston is a town in Harper County, Oklahoma, United States. The population was 52 at the time of the 2020 census. History The Old Settler's Irrigation Ditch near Rosston is on the National Register of Historic Places listings in Beaver County, Oklahoma. Geography According to the United States Census Bureau, the town has a total area of , all land. Demographics As of the census of 2000, there were 66 people, 23 households, and 14 families residing in the town. The population density was . There were 29 housing units at an average density of . The racial makeup of the town was 98.48% White, 1.52% from other races. Hispanic or Latino of any race were 10.61% of the population. There were 23 households, out of which 26.1% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 43.5% were married couples living together, 4.3% had a female householder with no husband present, and 34.8% were non-families. 30.4% of all households were made up of individuals, and 17.4% had someone l ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Oklahoma State Highway 15
State Highway 15 (abbreviated SH-15 or OK-15) is the name for two once-connected state highways in Oklahoma. One begins at the Texas state line and runs for 47.1 miles (75.8 km) through Woodward; the other runs for 62.4 miles (100.4 km) between U.S. Highway 64/ U.S. Highway 412 and State Highway 18 north of Pawnee. SH-15 has no lettered spur routes. Route descriptions Western section The western SH-15 begins at the Texas state line, connecting to Texas' State Highway 15 between Catesby and Shattuck. It runs east for to US-283, which it overlaps into Shattuck. In Shattuck, SH-15 splits off to the northeast, heading through Gage and Fargo, before ending in Woodward. Eastern section The eastern SH-15 picks up a US-64/412 south of Garber, and begins concurrent with State Highway 74 heading northbound. It splits from SH-74 to head through Billings and has an interchange with Interstate 35 at milemarker 203. It then has a five-mile (8.0 km) conc ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Laverne, OK
Laverne is a town in Harper County, Oklahoma, United States. The population was 1,223 at the 2020 census. History Laverne's origin is traced to John Mollman's homestead, which he established in 1903. The site was then in Woodward County, Oklahoma Territory. A post office was established in 1896 with the name Laverne and continued operating until 1908. After 1908, mail addressed to Laverne was redirected to another post office named Speedmore (now defunct).May, Jon D. "Laverne." ''Encyclopedia of Oklahoma History and Culture''. 2009. Accessed February 14, 2018. Mollman sold part of his acreage to a townsite promoter in 1911. The promoter platted the area and began selling lots. The |
Shattuck, OK
Shattuck is a town in Ellis County, Oklahoma, United States. The population was 1,249 at the time of the 2020 census, a change from the 1,356 reported in the 2010 census. History Shattuck is located in what was once the Cherokee Outlet.Everett, Dianna"Shattuck,"''Encyclopedia of Oklahoma History and Culture'', Oklahoma Historical Society, June 24, 2015. The Southern Kansas Railway built a railroad through the area in 1887, and there was a railroad water station called "Norice" on the site that later became Shattuck. Non-Indian settlers first arrived in the Land Run of 1893. Around the railroad station, new businesses opened to support the farmers, including a blacksmith shop, a store, a school, and a post office. The post office, which was incorporated in November 1893, was named Shattuck after a Santa Fe Railroad director. The town site was plotted 1901, and the town was incorporated in 1906. On May 25, 2021, an earthquake magnitude 4.1 on the Richter Scale occurred a few mile ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Oklahoma State Highway 51
State Highway 51, abbreviated to SH-51 or OK-51, is a major state highway in Oklahoma, United States. It runs for east–west across the state, running from the Texas state line to Arkansas. It is the third-longest state highway in the system. Route description Texas to I-35 SH-51 begins at the Texas line concurrent with US-60 just east of Higgins, Texas. It remains concurrent for until it reaches US-270/ US-281/ SH-3 at Seiling, Oklahoma. At Seiling, SH-51 joins with those three highways for before splitting off on its own. after splitting off, Highway 51 meets SH-58 in Canton. It then continues east, crossing the North Canadian River and meeting SH-51A before turning northeast toward Okeene, where it intersects SH-8. SH-51 will go for before intersecting another highway. In Hennessey SH-51 meets US-81 before continuing eastward. later, it meets SH-74 north of Crescent. to the east, it shares a brief concurrency with US-77; later it has an interchan ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Arnett, OK
Arnett is a town in and the county seat of Ellis County, Oklahoma, United States. The population was 495 at the time of the 2020 census. History The townsite came about at the junction of local trading routes. A post office was established at the townsite in 1902, with William G. Brown as the postmaster. Brown is said to have named the post office Arnett after A. S. Arnett, Brown's minister from Fayetteville, West Virginia.Arnett . - ''Encyclopedia of Oklahoma History and Culture''. - Oklahoma Historical Society After statehood in 1907, several county boundaries changed, and the southern part of old Day County was added to the southwestern part of Woodward County to become Ellis County. An election to locate the county seat was held in June 1908, and resulted in a runoff between Arnett and [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
