The Milton Co-Operative Colony: From Utopia to Ghost Town, 1913-1916

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Drawing from the writings of a former resident and the colony's promotional material, this article traces the rise and fall of the Milton Co-Operative Company, a socialist colony located in Milton, Oklahoma from 1913 to 1916.

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Bumgarner, Norma Jane Spring 2000.

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  • Main Title: The Milton Co-Operative Colony: From Utopia to Ghost Town, 1913-1916
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Drawing from the writings of a former resident and the colony's promotional material, this article traces the rise and fall of the Milton Co-Operative Company, a socialist colony located in Milton, Oklahoma from 1913 to 1916.

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18 p. : ill.

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Abstract: In 1913 the town of Milton in LeFlore County became the site of a socialist colony when a group of individuals purchased unsold lots and promoted the Milton Co-Operative Company far and wide. Drawing from the writings of a former resident and the colony's promotional material, Norma Bumgarner traces the rise and fall of a promising experiment that eventually collapsed from within.

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  • Chronicles of Oklahoma, 78(1), Oklahoma Historical Society, 2000, pp. 66-83

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  • Publication Title: Chronicles of Oklahoma
  • Volume: 78
  • Issue: 1
  • Page Start: 66
  • Page End: 83

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Bumgarner, Norma Jane. The Milton Co-Operative Colony: From Utopia to Ghost Town, 1913-1916, article, Spring 2000; Oklahoma City, Oklahoma. (https://gateway.okhistory.org/ark:/67531/metadc2016798/: accessed July 2, 2024), The Gateway to Oklahoma History, https://gateway.okhistory.org; crediting Oklahoma Historical Society.

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