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Reminiscences of Old Stonewall

Description: Article documents the significance of several businesses, such as a neighborhood school and a general store, within the town of Stonewall, Oklahoma that resided in the Chickasaw Nation.
Date: Summer 1942
Creator: Burris, George W.
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Partner: Oklahoma Historical Society

Francis, Chickasaw Nation, 1894

Description: Article describes the establishment of the town of Francis, originally known as Newton, in Indian Territory, Oklahoma. Reita Sturdivant discusses the town's growth and development, the institution of railroads, the type of pioneers that settled there, and the content of newspapers being published in its early days.
Date: Summer 1967
Creator: Sturdivant, Reita
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Partner: Oklahoma Historical Society

The Life of Littleton Horace Davis: Pistol Packin' Preacher and Railroad Man

Description: Article covers the life of minister, farmer, rail car inspector, and community leader L. H. Davis. Frank W. Davis relates the contributions his grandfather made, including building the first two-story house in Francis, Oklahoma, the founding of the Francis Methodist Episcopal Church, and acquiring a reputation as a fearless man even during the dangerous railroad strikes of 1922.
Date: Winter 2001
Creator: Davis, Frank W.
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Partner: Oklahoma Historical Society
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