While visiting nearby Bartlesville, I made my way North to Dewey. Drained by the Canadian and North Canadian rivers it lies mostly in the Gypsum Hills physiographic region. Robert J. Wheeler, "Development of Education in Dewey County, Oklahoma" (M.A. Its population declined after it peaked at 14,132 in 1910. At the turn of the twenty-first century Dewey County reported two manufacturing firms that employed more than ten individuals.Early transportation routes followed the waterways and American Indian trails. About Our Dewey Location. Teeth from the two adults, who died at a natural spring site, were dated to 143,000 and 166,000 years ago.From the 1500s to the 1800s Plains Indians used western Oklahoma as a migratory corridor.

We later relocated to a beautiful, new building in 2017. In addition to the courthouse the McAllister House (NR 97000196) and the Seiling Milling Company (NR 83004167) were listed in the National Register of Historic Places.
In 1849 the California Road developed across Indian Territory and passed through present Dewey County. "Dewey County," Vertical File, Research Division, Oklahoma Historical Society, Oklahoma City. Each of those areas extended into present Dewey County. The western one-fourth of the county is situated in the High Plains region. Of those farms 50.4 percent were operated by tenants. Dewey County is comprised of 1,008.26 square miles of land and water. In 1907 farmers planted 73,436 acres in corn, 22,349 in winter wheat, 21,475 in Kaffir corn, 8,919 in broomcorn, and 8,552 in cotton. View Oklahoma Maps such as historical county boundaries changes, old vintage maps, as well as road / highway maps for all 77 counties in Oklahoma. History of Dewey, Oklahoma. Trail, a stopping point on the Western Trail, received its name from the Trail Store and had a post office from 1898 to 1929. Select a county from Oklahoma or western north Texas from the menus below. Located in west-central Oklahoma, Dewey County is bordered by Woodward and Major counties on the north, Blaine County on the east, Custer County on the south, and Ellis and Roger Mills counties on the west. Individual users must determine if their use of the Materials falls under United States copyright law's "Fair Use" guidelines and does not infringe on the proprietary rights of the Oklahoma Historical Society as the legal copyright holder of Photo credits: All photographs presented in the published and online versions of Oklahoma Historical Society | 800 Nazih Zuhdi Drive, Oklahoma City, OK 73105 | 405-521-2491 Found this hotel from the 1890’s. Oklahoma History Center Located in west-central Oklahoma, Dewey County is bordered by Woodward and Major counties on the north, Blaine County on the east, Custer County on the south, and Ellis and Roger Mills counties on the west.

Hispanic ethnicity was identified as 4.8 percent. Dewey County reported ten cotton gins and a broom factory. Welcome to Armstrong Bank in Dewey, OK. Jake Bartles started the city of Dewey (which was originally part of Indian Territory, allotted to the Cherokee Nation) back in the 1890's after moving his general store from Bartlesville. In the 1860s and 1870s military roads connected Camp Supply to Fort Sill and Fort Reno. In 1930 Dewey County had 2,270 farms comprised of 567,023 acres. Named for Adm. George Dewey, the county was formerly part of the Cheyenne-Arapaho Reservation. Please choose a different date.Sorry, there are no tours or activities available to book online for the date(s) you selected. He started the new town of Dewey about four miles from Bartlesville in a wheat field he owned near the railroad grade.

During the 1830s and 1840s other explorers and traders such as Josiah Gregg, Nathan Boone, and Randolph B. Marcy passed through present Dewey County.Upon their removal from the East in the early 1830s the Choctaw located between the Canadian and Red rivers in Indian Territory. Found this hotel from the 1890’s.

Named for Adm. George Dewey, the county was formerly part of the Cheyenne-Arapaho Reservation. In 1820 Maj. Stephen H. Long headed an expedition that followed the Canadian River from western Oklahoma to Fort Smith, Arkansas. The Creek and Seminole received land between the Cimarron and Canadian rivers. In 1930 the livestock population numbered 20,195 cattle, 5,433 horses, 4,556 swine, 3,454 sheep and goats, and 2,165 mules. Brief history of the city of Bartlesville in Washington County in Oklahoma. thesis, Colorado State College of Education, 1950). thesis, Oklahoma A&M College, 1936). Dewey County is comprised of 1,008.26 square miles of land and water. Dewey is about 15 miles south of the Kansas border. In 1983 Gary Hanjy reported that mammoth bones had been uncovered on his father's property. In 1909 a wood-frame building at Main and Broadway offered space for county offices until a modern courthouse was completed in 1926. The tour guide was very knowledgeable about the family that built the hotel, as well as other Dewey history. Oklahoma: County: Dewey County: Koordinaten Koordinaten: 36° 2′ N, 98° 58′ W: Zeitzone: Central (UTC−6/−5) Einwohner: 299 (Stand: 2010) Bevölkerungsdichte: 227,7 Einwohner je km 2: Fläche: 1,313084 km 2 (ca. ), forty-one Archaic sites (6000 B.C. Initially, county commissioners rented space in a two-story, brick structure. Parnell homestead, a dugout house in Dewey County, 1908Located in west-central Oklahoma, Dewey County is bordered by Woodward and Major counties on the north, Blaine County on the east, Custer County on the south, and Ellis and Roger Mills counties on the west.