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Category Archives: History and Geography
Photography of the Day: New Year’s Day in the Wichita Mountains
A beautiful New Years Day in the Wichitas A sunny winter day, upon an open prairie, a beast from the past finds a nice bed of grass to rest upon and bathe in the afternoon sun. A reminder of how … Continue reading
Posted in History and Geography, Nature, Photography, Southwest Oklahoma Heritage
Tagged nature, Photography, wichita mountains
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Photography of the Day: Sunset on the Lake
Sunset on Lake Lawtonka at the close of a mild Oklahoma Day At the end of a nice Oklahoma December day, the shadow of Mt. Scott looms over a calm Lake Lawtonka. Like a blazing fire, the dying sun explodes … Continue reading
Posted in History and Geography, Nature, Photography, Southwest Oklahoma Heritage
Tagged nature, Photography, Sunset, wichita mountains
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Photography of the Day
Wichita Mountain Wildlife Refuge A couple of drives through the Wichita Mountains presented us with these photos. – by J.Wade Harrell, author of Shadows of Siernod and Flames of Palamarr
Unearthed: First Film of All American Indian Cast Shot in The Wichita Mountains
How this film survived is a wonder. It was found in the possession of a private investigator in North Carolina trying to collect a fee. Continue reading
Posted in History and Geography, Movies, News, Southwest Oklahoma Heritage
Tagged comanche tribe, history, kiowa tribe, movies, Oklahoma, wichita mountains
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Photography of the Day: Out and About Southwest Oklahoma
When You Go Out and About, You Never Know What you Might Run Into Kathy and I decided to go for a little drive on Saturday and this is what we saw. Click images to enlarge … Continue reading
Do Unicorns Really Exist?
The appearance of the unicorn has been depicted by many artists over time. Sometimes this creature appears like a majestic ivory horse with a flowing tail and mane and of course the long thin spiraling horn growing between the eyes. Continue reading
Posted in Fantasy, History and Geography, Science and Technology, Strange and Bizarre
Tagged animals, fantasy, nature, oddities, unicorns
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Where are the WMD’s?
…So, if this is true, what did the Russians do with the stuff? Most of the evidence points in the direction of Syria and Lebanon. Continue reading
Remembering Eagle Park, Cache, Oklahoma
Shortly afterward, Eagle Park was opened on the nothwest side of Cache on the beautiful banks of Cache Creek amid tower pecan trees. There were rides, miniature golf, bumper cars, a skating rink, a reptile house with even alligators, and a nice little rodeo arena where the Cache FFA organization sponsored an annual event. Continue reading
Posted in History and Geography, Southwest Oklahoma Heritage, Wade's Musings
Tagged Cache, Eagle Park, Oklahoma, Quanah Parker, Star House
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American English Accents and Dialects
Have you ever wondered why people talk the way they do? Have you ever noticed those subtle differences the way people talk even in different parts of the north or south? Have you ever wondered where he boundaries actually are? Continue reading
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