Drumright Oklahoma Street Scene The Gateway To Oklahoma History The drumright derrick. these newspapers, published in drumright, began in 1913 in daily and weekly editions. titles include the drumright derrick, the evening derrick, and the drumright evening derrick. search inside this collection. The gateway is an online repository of oklahoma history. you may browse through hundreds of thousands of newspaper pages dating from the 1840s to the 1920s.
Drumright Evening Derrick Drumright Okla Vol 6 No 222 Ed 1 Context. this photograph is part of the collection entitled: oklahoma historical society photograph collection and was provided by the oklahoma historical society to the gateway to oklahoma history , a digital repository hosted by the unt libraries . it has been viewed 29 times. more information about this photograph can be viewed below. Twenty six miles west of the county seat of sapulpa, the community developed as an oil boom town with a post office, established there on december 28, 1912. on january 28, 1913, local landowners james w. fulkerson and aaron drumright decided to plat a townsite. locally called fulkerson, the town was renamed drumright in 1913 for aaron drumright. The most prolific early oil field in oklahoma was discovered in creek county about twelve miles east of cushing and one mile north of present drumright. drilling began in january 1912 when thomas b. slick and c. b. shaffer spudded in a well at a location on the frank m. wheeler farm. the well was completed on march 12, 1912, at a depth of 2,319. He is the son of richard franklin and eliza hatcher drumright. he is the grandson of robert james drumright who migrated from virginia to tennessee in 1835. he was born in west plains, missouri january 22, 1882. he married mary gertrude ryan of iowa in 1905 who died in 1921. he married lydia rachel parker february 22, 1922, who died in 1925.
Drumright The Encyclopedia Of Oklahoma History And Culture The most prolific early oil field in oklahoma was discovered in creek county about twelve miles east of cushing and one mile north of present drumright. drilling began in january 1912 when thomas b. slick and c. b. shaffer spudded in a well at a location on the frank m. wheeler farm. the well was completed on march 12, 1912, at a depth of 2,319. He is the son of richard franklin and eliza hatcher drumright. he is the grandson of robert james drumright who migrated from virginia to tennessee in 1835. he was born in west plains, missouri january 22, 1882. he married mary gertrude ryan of iowa in 1905 who died in 1921. he married lydia rachel parker february 22, 1922, who died in 1925. Drumright is a city in creek and payne counties in the u.s. state of oklahoma. it began as an oil boom town. however, the population has declined as oil production has waned in the area. the population was 2,907 at the 2010 census, a figure almost unchanged from 2,905 in 2000. [4] drumright and nearby cushing were at the center of the large. The newspaper archives consist of more than 42,000 reels of microfilm. all microfilm is available for viewing, free of charge, at the research center. if you are interested in viewing newspapers published from 2015 to the present, please contact the newspaper department in advance of your visit at 405 522 0868 or [email protected].
Drumright Evening Derrick Drumright Okla Vol 5 No 24 Ed 1 Drumright is a city in creek and payne counties in the u.s. state of oklahoma. it began as an oil boom town. however, the population has declined as oil production has waned in the area. the population was 2,907 at the 2010 census, a figure almost unchanged from 2,905 in 2000. [4] drumright and nearby cushing were at the center of the large. The newspaper archives consist of more than 42,000 reels of microfilm. all microfilm is available for viewing, free of charge, at the research center. if you are interested in viewing newspapers published from 2015 to the present, please contact the newspaper department in advance of your visit at 405 522 0868 or [email protected].
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