Tillman County

Tillman County, Oklahoma

Tillman County was named for Senator Benjamin Tillman of South Carolina.

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Big Pasture

Big Pasture When Kiowa - Comanche - Apache lands in Oklahoma opened to white settlement 1901. There were 505,000 acres reserved as grazing lands. This area became known as Big …

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Doan's Crossing

It was at this location, where the Texas Cattle Trail crossed the Red River, that C.F. Doan maintained an extensive mercantile operation. Though the store was on the Texas side of the river, th…

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Site of Beginning Trip of Abernathy Boys to New York City in 1910

Site of Beginning Trip of Abernathy Boys to New York City in 1910 On April 5, 1910 5 year old Bud and 9 year old Temple Abernathy left the Crossroads Ranch near Frederick, Oklahoma and tra…

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The Adventure of the Abernathy Boys

The Adventure of the Abernathy Boys In the summer of 1909 the Abernathy brothers set off alone on horseback, riding from their Cross Roads ranch in Tillman County to Santa Fe, New Mexico a…

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The Great Wolf Hunt of 1905

President Theodore Roosevelt arrived by train in Frederick, Oklahoma, on April 5, 1905. A passionate hunter and ardent believer in the wild outdoor life, the President was there to join famed w…

  1. County information from Wikipedia.
  2. Population from U.S. Census Bureau, 2020.