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THE CHRONICLES OF OKLAHOMA
Henry S. "Big Foot" Wagoner, seen here in 1910 with his wife, established "Wagoner's Switch" in 1883 (Courtesy W.C.H.S.). The area attracted few permanent residents until the Kansas and Arkansas Valley Railroad announced plans to lay tracks through northeastern Indian Territory into Kansas. One area resident claimed until the K&AV began grading its right-of-way "to where the town of Wagoner now stands, there was nothing there but a side track of the MK&T and a section house."9 In early May the K&AV approached the Katy's right-of-way. The Indian Journal, the official newspaper of the Creek Nation, claimed that Creek citizens, officials of the Arkansas Valley railway, and Indian Agent Robert L. Owen, "were engaged in a game of'grab' at Wagoner switch ... by forcibly taking and fencing some 680 acres of land." The newspaper promised a thorough investigation and cred- ited Creek Chief Joseph M. Perryman for "prompt action ... in going to the scene of action and putting a stop to the proceedings."10 20
Quarterly publication containing articles, book reviews, photographs, illustrations, and other works documenting Oklahoma history and preservation. Index to volume 64 starts on page 115.
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