Old Grand, Ghost Town

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Article explores the history of Grand, Oklahoma, which eventually became a ghost town. C. A. Squire describes how it was once the county seat of Ellis County and touches on each of the first settler families and individuals that built the town and established businesses there.

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Squire, C. A. Winter 1950.

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Article explores the history of Grand, Oklahoma, which eventually became a ghost town. C. A. Squire describes how it was once the county seat of Ellis County and touches on each of the first settler families and individuals that built the town and established businesses there.

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19 p.

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  • Chronicles of Oklahoma, 28(4), Oklahoma Historical Society, 1950, pp. 399-417

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  • Publication Title: Chronicles of Oklahoma
  • Volume: 28
  • Issue: 4
  • Page Start: 399
  • Page End: 417

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The Chronicles of Oklahoma is the scholarly journal published by the Oklahoma Historical Society. It is a quarterly publication and was first published in 1921.

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Chronicles of Oklahoma, Volume 28, Number 4, Winter 1950

Quarterly publication containing articles, book reviews, photographs, illustrations, and other works documenting Oklahoma history and preservation. Index to volume 28 starts after page 506.

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Squire, C. A. Old Grand, Ghost Town, article, Winter 1950; Oklahoma City, Oklahoma. (https://gateway.okhistory.org/ark:/67531/metadc2123396/: accessed June 24, 2024), The Gateway to Oklahoma History, https://gateway.okhistory.org; crediting Oklahoma Historical Society.

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