Agawam, Oklahoma
Agawam, Oklahoma | |
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  Agawam, Oklahoma | |
| Coordinates: 34°52′23.8″N 97°56′47.0″W / 34.873278°N 97.946389°WCoordinates: 34°52′23.8″N 97°56′47.0″W / 34.873278°N 97.946389°W | |
| Country | United States |
| State | Oklahoma |
| County | Grady |
| Elevation | 1,240 ft (380 m) |
| Time zone | UTC-6 (Central (CST)) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC-5 (CDT) |
| GNIS feature ID | 1093811[1] |
Agawam is a ghost town in Grady County, Oklahoma.
History[]
Agawam was founded around 1909, when its post office was built; the post office closed in 1918.[2]
On 19 October 1915, two Rock Island Railroad trains collided head-on here, a southbound passenger train and a northbound freight train, resulting in seven fatalities and numerous injuries; engineer William Powell was blamed for the accident.[3]
In October 1922, it was announced that Agawam, located on the main line of the Rock Island Railroad, would become a shipping point for a gas field in Grady County, due to its location: four miles from the Oklahoma Gas Company's pumping station.[4] Agawam was described as a "new oil town" in 1923, when an auction of town lots was held.[5]
A gymnasium was completed in 1935. In 1955, Agawam had a grade school with a "small enrollment", but it was large enough to field a very good girls' basketball team that, over the course of three years, had amassed 90 wins against four losses, despite usually only having seven players.[6]
Agawam's population was 35 in 1960.[7]
References[]
- ^ U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Agawam (historical)
- ^ "Grady County, Oklahoma Genealogy Trails Towns and Townships". genealogytrails.com. Retrieved 2021-06-29.
- ^ "Seven Killed When R.I. Trains Meet". Waco Morning News. 20 October 1915 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "Agawam Will Be Shipping Point". The Chickasha Daily Express. 5 October 1922. p. 8. Retrieved 29 June 2021 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "N/A". The Chickasha Daily Express. 1923-01-31. p. 8. Retrieved 2021-06-29.
- ^ "Agawam Girls Season Good". Chickasaw Daily Express. 17 March 1955 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "Oklahoma". World Book Encyclopedia. N–O. Field Enterprises Educational Corporation. 1960. p. 544.
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