Active Worlds was founded in 1995 and is the longest-running virtual sandbox on the web. For more than twenty years, a thriving community has called Active Worlds home. The amount of history that can be found within Active Worlds is staggering. Visitors can find “citizen” created “builds” older than twenty years. During the time that […]
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The Most Fascinating Science Museum in Oklahoma City
The world shuddered beneath my feet as a tremendous roar cascaded off the walls of the small room. I could feel the earth violently heaving, as if some enraged god had thrust his fist against the ground in fury. My knuckles began to turn white as sweat threatened to weaken my hold on the steel […]
Oklahoma’s Own Mister Ed: The Legendary Star’s Final Resting Place
The Horse From Mister Ed What does Oklahoma have in common with a talking horse? Mister Ed, of course! For those who don’t remember, Mister Ed was a black-and-white television sitcom that ran from 1961 through 1966. The show featured a talking horse and his owner, Wilbur Post. This iconic TV show was so popular because it was […]
Oklahoma’s Most Haunted City: Ghost Stories From Guthrie
Guthrie, Oklahoma, has always had one of the most unusual stories of any city in the nation. It was essentially born on April 22, 1889, on the day of Oklahoma’s famous land run. By nightfall, a town of fewer than 10 people became a bustling city of over 10,000. Early on, it was selected as […]
Pops on Route 66: The World’s Largest Soda Bottle
Pops, Route 66 Route 66 is alive and well in Oklahoma. Even though the famed highway is no longer in regular use, new attractions keep popping up. Most recently, Tulsa has completed a large project on the 11th Street Bridge dedicated to Route 66. Other attractions appear throughout the state, with most being highlighted by […]
A History of the Choctaw Country Club & Golf Course in Poteau
Golf Throughout the Ages Throughout recorded history, every civilization has played a game with a club and a ball. For example, Pangea, as described by Roman scribes, would appear to be the source of a precursor to modern hockey and the Celtic games of Shinty and Hurling. In one form or another, older varieties of […]
Early Railroads of Southeast Oklahoma
Development of the St. Louis and San Francisco Railroad During the late 1800s, most long-distance travel was done through the railways. In Indian Territory, there were no railroad tracks laid until the 1880s. The first rail line in Indian Territory was the Missouri, Kansas, and Texas Railway Company (MK&T, or Katy). They ran a line […]
Forgotten Towns of Southeastern Oklahoma
The Vanishing Towns of Southeastern Oklahoma While many towns in Southeastern Oklahoma flourished, others simply vanished. Many of these towns’ virtual abandonment began in the late 1800s as railroad construction flourished throughout Indian Territory. Other towns were simply swallowed up by the progress of their neighbors. 1. Kully Chaha The abandonment of Kully Chaha, located […]
The Forgotten Town of Pine Valley
Oklahoma’s Pine Valley Eastern Oklahoma’s Pine Valley was a company-owned lumber town. The picturesque town paralleled the Kiamichi River to the south and was surrounded by the Kiamichi Mountains. Founded in 1926, the entire town was constructed and ready to be occupied by the time the first of the workers arrived. It was just one […]
Visiting Cowlington, OK: A Brief History and Points of Interest
The Quick Rise and Fall of an Oklahoma Town Today, little remains of the old town of Cowlington, Oklahoma. Officially, the town began with the establishment of the post office on August 27, 1884, but it can trace its roots even further back. Named for E. F. Cowling, the town can trace its roots back […]