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Waynoka Historical Society
P. O. Box 193 - 1383 Cleveland Street Waynoka, Oklahoma 73860 Museum phone: (580) 824-1886 - Fax: (580) 824-0921 Email Us at WaynokaHS@hotmail.com |
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Edith Section Foreman's House
The 1920s-era four-room railroad section foreman's house was officially opened with a ribbon-cutting ceremony on Saturday April 15, 2006. Dr. Milt Lehr and his wife, Becky, cut the ribbon. They were joined by the donors of the house, DeWayne and Lillian Hodgson and their family, and members of the . . . . Click here for full story. |
Waynoka 2009 Collectors Calendar For Sale The Santa Fe Reading Room near Broadway Crossing in Waynoka is the subject on the 2009 Collectors Calendar. The cover features a 1910 color postcard of the Santa Fe Reading Room that was built near Broadway Crossing for a home-away-from-home . . . . Click here for full story. |
Locomotive Moved to Waynoka Station BNSF Railway and Hulcher Services teamed up to bring a big GP 10 diesel locomotive, HBRY 2511, to Waynoka Station on Tuesday morning, March 20, 2007. The locomotive had been donated to the Waynoka Historical Society by Central Kansas Railway in May, 2001, and was soon moved to the . . . . Click here for full story. |
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Waynoka Station Receives Oklahoma Centennial Funds The State of Oklahoma is making preparations for a big celebration in 2007 commemorating 100 years of statehood. In the 2005-06 congressional session, the Oklahoma legislature appropriated a total of $18 million for a variety of Oklahoma Centennial projects in the state. . . . . Click here for full story. |
Waynoka's Santa Fe Depot Built in 1910, Waynoka's Santa Fe depot has been host to many traveler. The 1910 county-seat-style Santa Fe Depot and the adjacent Harvey House are located at the west end of Waynoka Street on the BNSF Transcon. Click here for full story. |
Kansas Depot Bench Donated to Waynoka Station Waynoka Station is the new home of an old depot bench with a fascinating history. Marvin and Ruth Johns, Shell Knob, Missouri, had bought the bench from their friend, Lloyd (Captain Appleblossom) Yarbrough, in about 1980. They had the 8-foot bench restored, using all the original wood . . . Click here for full story. |
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Harvey House - Reading Room
Fifteen-year-old Fred Harvey stepped off a boat from London in 1850, and soon began a series of jobs that taught him a lot about the railrood business and the food business. In 1876, he negotiated with the Santa Fe Railroad and opened the first Harvey House in Topeka. New Harvey Houses opened as . . . . Click here for full story. |
Congregational Church 313 W. Cecil Street The Congregational Church was the first church established in Waynoka after the opening of the Cherokee Outlet in 1893. The white structure shown in the photograph was erected in 1926. The stained glass windows are the work of Jacoby Art Glass, St. Louis, Missouri. Click here for full story. |
The Waynoka Historical Society Museum
The Waynoka History Museum is located on the second floor of the Harvey House. As you exit the elevator, you can visit a room as it might have looked outfitted for it early inhabitant, a Harvey Girl. The second floor was the sleeping quarters for the Harvey Girls. The floor has been remodelled to accommodate . . . . Click here for full story. |