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Pages in category "People from Ardmore, Oklahoma" The following 59 pages are in this category, out of 59 total. This list may not reflect recent changes. B.
On April 22, 1966, Ardmore was the site of the worst plane crash in Oklahoma history, which killed 83 people. [11] On May 7, 1995, an F3 tornado struck Ardmore, killing three people and injuring six others. [12]
People from Ardmore, Oklahoma (59 P) Pages in category "Ardmore, Oklahoma" The following 12 pages are in this category, out of 12 total.
People from Ardmore, Oklahoma (59 P) Pages in category "People from Carter County, Oklahoma" The following 9 pages are in this category, out of 9 total.
The Healdton field opened in 1913, and led to the development of Ardmore as a major oil production center. However, a disastrous fire occurred in Ardmore in 1915, when a railroad car exploded, killing 43 people and destroying much of the downtown. Ardmore and the local oil industry recovered, and the city also became a manufacturing center.
A second license to marry Peters was issued on October 23, 1901, and the ceremony was performed the following day in Oklahoma City, Oklahoma Territory. [ 10 ] [ notes 2 ] Peters was accidentally shot by the Ardmore, Indian Territory police chief, Buck Garrett, on March 15, 1906, while the two men were at an informal gathering.
Raised in Ardmore, Oklahoma. Kitt Wakeley Grammy Nominated musician, Born, Holdenville, OK; Jimmy Webb (born 1946), popular music composer; Bryan White (born 1974), country music singer; Claude Williams (1908–2004), jazz musician, Count Basie band; Mason Williams (born 1938), composer ("Classical Gas"), recording artist, comedy writer ...
The Ardmore Micropolitan Statistical Area, as defined by the United States Census Bureau, is an area consisting of one county in South Central Oklahoma, anchored by the city of Ardmore. As of the 2000 census , the μSA had a population of 54,452 (though a July 1, 2011 estimate placed the population at 57,482).