Wagoner

by Liz McMahan

Overview

Wagoner, the first city incorporated in Indian Territory, was established in 1896 on the dividing line of the Cherokee and Creek Nations and at the intersection of the Missouri-Kansas-Texas Railway and the Kansas & Arkansas Railway. For the first half of the 20th century, Wagoner's economy was driven by agriculture, and it became known as the "Queen City of the Prairies." In the 1950s, when the Grand Neosho River was turned into Fort Gibson Lake, the door opened for the establishment of a number of resort enterprises. Wagoner has thrived as a visitors' destination ever since. Today, the only remaining evidence of the earliest civilization is the Norman Site--a small island slightly north of Highway 51 and east of Wagoner at Taylor Ferry--which is home to some of Oklahoma's most prominent Indian mounds.

Product Details

ISBN-13:	9781439652909
Publisher:	Arcadia Publishing SC
Publication date:	08/24/2015
Series:	Images of America Series
Sold by:	Bookwire
Format:	eBook
Pages:	128
File size:	25 MB
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About the Author

Liz McMahan, a lifelong Wagoner resident and retired journalist, has collected Wagoner photographs and history for three decades. McMahan is a member and past officer of the Wagoner County Historical Society. For this collection, she features the works of professional photographers Cradow Smith and Harvey Hunter and other images culled from personal collections, including her own and that of Jerry Hickman.