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The second Santa Fe Depot in Oklahoma City, built 1901. In 1887, the Santa Fe constructed the Southern Kansas Railway, which traveled south from Arkansas City, Kansas to modern-day Purcell, Oklahoma to connect to the Texas-based Gulf, Colorado and Santa Fe Railway. Among the stops on the railway was Oklahoma Station, a water stop.
September 1841 — The 320 members of the Texan Santa Fe Expedition fail to capture Santa Fe or any part of the territory. 1846 — General Stephen W. Kearny's army enters Santa Fe via the Santa Fe Trail without opposition. 1847 — The Santa Fe Republican is founded as New Mexico's first dual-language newspaper.
In 1985, the Santa Fe planned to demolish the station, but the Pauls Valley Historical Society successfully lobbied to preserve the building. It was purchased by the city in 1989 and was restored in 1991. It currently serves as a museum operated by the Historical Society, whose collection includes a Santa Fe locomotive and a Frisco Line caboose ...
First Americans Museum, Oklahoma City. Where: 659 American Indian Blvd., Oklahoma City. Hours: 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. Mondays, Wednesdays, Thursdays and Fridays, plus 11 a.m. to 5 p.m. Saturdays and ...
The Armijo Route of the Old Spanish Trail was established by an expedition led by Antonio Armijo in 1829–1830. Leaving Abiquiu on November 7, 1829 Armijo's expedition traveled a route northwest and west of Santa Fe, following the Chama River and the Puerco River.
The Railroad Museum of Oklahoma is a railroad museum located in the former Atchison, Topeka and Santa Fe Railway freight depot in Enid, Oklahoma. The museum began in 1977 and is a non-profit operated by the Enid chapter of the National Railway Historical Society. [1] The freight depot was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 2015.
1955 – Cowboy Hall of Fame and Museum established. 1958 – Oklahoma City sit-ins led by Clara Luper for racial desegregation begin. [21] 1960 Penn Square Mall in business. Population: 324,253. [10] 1962 – Oklahoma City 89ers baseball team formed. 1964 July: Oklahoma City sonic boom tests begin. Founders Tower built. 1965
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