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Exploring Oklahoma History is just for the fun of seeing what there is to see in the great state of Oklahoma, and to possibly learn a little something along the way.
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Historic Place of the Day
Waddell's Station
Waddell's Station was a stage stand on the old Butterfield Overland Mail route in Indian Territory. It was located in what is now Atoka County, Oklahoma. It is sometimes confused with Roger's Station, a post-Civil War stage stand and post office, which was three miles (5 km) in an easterly direction from Waddell's. Waddell's Station was added to the National Register of Historic Places (#72001 ...
Today In Oklahoma History
23 June
Stand Watie Surrender
On this day, Brigadier General Stand Watie was the last Confederate General to surrender at the end of the Civil War. More...
23 June
Wiley Post Flies Around The World
On this day, Wiley Post and his navigator, Harold Gatty, left Roosevelt Field on Long Island, New York in the Winnie Mae with a flight plan that would take them around the world, making fourteen stops along the way in Newfoundland, England, Germany, the Soviet Union, Alaska, Alberta, Canada and Cleveland, Ohio before returning to Roosevelt Field. They arrived back on July 1 after traveling 15,474 miles in the record time of 8 days and 15 hours and 51 minutes. more...
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Our Amazon Store is Closing
Amazon is ending their aStore program, so this means the Exploring Oklahoma History Amazon Store will be closing soon.
Total Solar Eclipse
A total solar eclipse is coming to the United States on August 21, 2017.
2013 El Reno Tornado
Video - El Reno: Lessons From the Most Dangerous Tornado in Storm Observing History (May 31, 2013)