Traders Along the Washita: A Short History of the Shirley Trading Company

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Article discusses the history of the Shirley Trading Company on the Washita River. Founded by two brothers, John and William Shirley, the enterprise that began as a trading post at the Wichita Agency expanded into a much larger economic empire involving ranches, stores, hotels, and even a toll bridge.

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Tower, Michael Spring 1987.

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Article discusses the history of the Shirley Trading Company on the Washita River. Founded by two brothers, John and William Shirley, the enterprise that began as a trading post at the Wichita Agency expanded into a much larger economic empire involving ranches, stores, hotels, and even a toll bridge.

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12 p. : ill.

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Abstract: Despite raids, rustlers, and the disrupting of Civil War, the Shirley Trading Company operated profitably in South-central Indian Territory from 1858 to the 1880s. Michael Tower highlights the entrepreneurial exploits of the Shirleys and provides a rare look into the world of frontier border merchants.

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  • Chronicles of Oklahoma, 65(1), Oklahoma Historical Society, 1987, pp. 4-15

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  • Publication Title: Chronicles of Oklahoma
  • Volume: 65
  • Issue: 1
  • Page Start: 4
  • Page End: 15

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Tower, Michael. Traders Along the Washita: A Short History of the Shirley Trading Company, article, Spring 1987; Oklahoma City, Oklahoma. (https://gateway.okhistory.org/ark:/67531/metadc2031549/: accessed May 25, 2024), The Gateway to Oklahoma History, https://gateway.okhistory.org; crediting Oklahoma Historical Society.

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