Exploring Oklahoma History

We're Here to Explore the Great State of Oklahoma, to Remember Those Who Came Before Us, and Learn the Lessons of Oklahoma's Past Together.

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Oklahoma Historic Place of the Day

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Cloud Creek

Washita County Home of American's First Upstream Flood Control Dam Cloud Creek #1 Washita River Basin Dedicated July 8, 1948 Rededicated July 3, 1990 Cloud Creek Dam NO. 1 Located 11 miles southeast of Cordell was the first of 1140 dams in the Washita River Basin and the first of over 10,000 nationwide. It was built in partnership with the local community, The Washita County Conseration District and USDA Soil Conseervation Service. These Dams provide flood control, water suppy, recreation, wildlife Havitat and improved water quality to many communities. "The entire Washita Flood control program is in itself a monument to the understanding and the energy of the people in Oklahoma who were among the first to take up the soil conservation program and who are leading the way in upstream watershed treatment for flood control." Hugh Hammond Bennett, Chief USDA Soil Conservation Service July 8, 1948 Oklahoma Historical society 231-1998

Located in Washita County, Oklahoma.

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Today in Oklahoma History

Thursday, February 10, 2005

Sun Dogs and Halos over Norman

A combination of a late afternoon sun and a thin layer of high-level clouds produced some rare and spectacular optical displays in the late afternoon skies over Oklahoma. The displays, consisting of bright spots, arcs, and halos with rainbow-like colors, sent quite a few meteorologists scrambling for their text books on atmospheric optics, simply because some of the phenomena that were seen are so rare that even scientists in the area had never seen them before. more...

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The Cherokee Advocate

The Cherokee Advocate was a newspaper for the Cherokee Nation at Tahlequah, Indian Territory, from 1844 to 1906.

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Beckham County

About Oklahoma. Beckham County is in western Oklahoma along the Texas border.

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