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Notes and Documents, Chronicles of Oklahoma, Volume 4, Number 1, March 1926 - ark:/67531/metadc2191567
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Article details how the author of "Sketch Book" describes a town within Indian Territory called Atoka and other scenic towns located within the territory.
Article details the many raids made by the Comanches on Chickasaw settlements near Fort Arbuckle in the late 1800s. During these raids, no casualties were reported, few injuries, and only cattle and horses were stolen.
Article narrates the author's interactions with the people of Whitmire, Oklahoma. While residing in this village, he was exposed to the townspeople's local culture through songs and stories.
Article is a speech that Walter Smith presented to the Oklahoma Education Association regarding the urban legends surrounding Oklahoma's city and county names.