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Ghost Towns For Cimarron County
Exploring Oklahoma History: Burton
Burton
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Exploring Oklahoma History: Griggs
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Exploring Oklahoma History: Hopkins
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Exploring Oklahoma History: Kenton
Kenton
Until the county seat election of June 11, 1908, Kenton, which had previously been named the temporary county seat, held the county records. Boise City won a runoff election over Doby to capture the designation. A Boise City contingent soon confiscated the county seat papers, prior to the end of the mandatory thirty-day waiting period, creating a controversy and a local legend that Boise City stole the courthouse.
Exploring Oklahoma History: Mexhoma
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Exploring Oklahoma History: Mineral
Mineral
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Exploring Oklahoma History: Sturgis Siding
Sturgis Siding
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Exploring Oklahoma History: Wheeless
Wheeless
The post office was established February 12, 1907, and discontinued September 27, 1963. Nearby are the ruins of Camp Nichols, a military encampment on the Santa Fe Trail, which is listed on the National Register of Historic Places.