Author: Tom
Cowboy Moviestar Tom Mix
He was king of the cowboys, a real-life ranch hand that won the hearts of the nation with his amazing feats on Tony the Wonder…
Governor Gravesites in Missouri
Down dirt and gravel roads, off the main highway on paths once well traveled, but now forgotten, you can find small country cemeteries. As families…
The Dalton Gang
Today these streets and the adjacent alley are peaceful avenues lines with small town businesses. The fall of 1892, it was the sight of citizens…
A Hometown Holdup
Bob, Emmit and Grat–three brothers that would return to their hometown to do business–but the business to be transacted would cost the lives of some…
The Oklahoma Land Rush
Imagine a train chugging south out of Kansas with people jumping from the cars all along its route. The reason they jumped and mass chaos…
The Cherokee Strip
It’s called the Cherokee Strip; a stretch of land in north central Oklahoma originally given to the Cherokee and later opened to settlement by the…
Oklahoma’s First Gusher
George Keeler noticed his horses wouldn’t drink from this spot on the river. The location today is an important spot that draws visitors from around…
Black Gold in Oklahoma
William Johnstone and George Keeler were looking for a way to attract the railroad to their new town. Who knew their method to lure them…
Getting to FFA Contest
An FFA advisor was driving his students to a competition when the bus broke down with twenty eight students and the teacher stranded on the…
Freeways to Fuel
Dallas Hanks sees millions of easily accessible cropland in the United States that could be better utilized. In fact, we’re already paying to maintain that…