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The period between 1897 and 1907 is considered the boom of railroad construction in Oklahoma. Regional companies began many new branches, and by the time of Statehood in 1907, the area was covered by a dense network of rail lines – which led to much over – construction.
7 Σεπ 2024 · Oklahoma railroads date back to 1871 (36 years before Oklahoma officially became a state) when the Missouri-Kansas-Texas Railroad, long known in late years as The Katy, entered Indian Territory (as it was then known) heading south to connect to New Orleans.
15 Ιαν 2010 · The great boom in railroad building only started circa 1897 when regional companies, generally sponsored by the existing mainline companies, started new construction. Between 1897 and 1907 Oklahoma was covered with a dense network of branches, often paralleling each other.
The Oklahoma Railway Company left an indelible imprint on the fabric of the city’s street grid. This legacy of the streetcar experience in Oklahoma City can be seen today in the stately tree-lined neighborhoods of Gatewood, Las Vegas, University Heights and others on the northwest side.
26 Ιουλ 2015 · Thousands of Oklahoma maps from railroads through Indian Territory to town plats, cities and oilfields have been collected by the Oklahoma Historical Society for more than a century. Now these maps are being scanned and placed online for easy viewing and printing by the public.
16 Οκτ 2007 · Within days, crude framed buildings were erected and stores opened, transforming names on a map into viable little towns brimming with commercial activity; yet the two county seat towns were missing an important element: train service.
Construction began in 1870 when crews of the Missouri, Kansas and Texas Railway Company (MK&T, or Katy) laid the first track in Indian Territory into the Cherokee Nation south of Chetopa, Kansas. By December 1872 the line reached Denison, Texas, completing a north-south route in Indian Territory.
