Garvin County

Garvin County, Oklahoma

Garvin County was named for Samuel J. Garvin, who moved to the Chickasaw Nation near Whitebead in 1870 and became a prominent cattleman, merchant, and banker.

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Fort Arbuckle

Established in April, 1851, by Capt. R.B. Marcy. From here in 1852 Capts Marcy and Geo. B. McClellan, later Comdr. in Chief of Army of Potomoc, set out to explore source of Red River. Post aban…

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Garvin County Courthouse

National Register of Historic Places: Garvin County Courthouse (added 1985 - Building - #85002758) Courthouse Sq. and Grant Ave., Pauls Valley Historic Significance: Event Area of Signi…

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Initial Point

Initial point is the name given to a 54 inch stone monument that marks the spot where all land in Oklahoma, except for the panhandle, Kansas, and Nebraska were surveyed to open lands to white s…

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Murray - Lindsay Mansion

Murray-Lindsay Mansion Built 1879/81 The first home in Erin Springs was built in 1871 by Frank Murray, an Irish immigrant from Londonderry. Murray eventually became a large land owner an…

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Santa Fe Depot Museum

1905 depot was saved from demolition in 1989, the Pauls Valley city officials finally secured ownership of the old Santa Fe Depot and turned it over to the Historical Society to renovate and ma…

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Wiley Post

Wiley Post Visionary 1898-1935 From his hometown of Maysville, Oklahoma, he explored the skies. In 1933 this self-taught scientist became the first person to fly solo around the world to p…

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World's First Television Doppler Radar Tornado Warning

March 15, 1982 Gary England of KWTV Issues the World's First Television Doppler Radar Tornado Warning when a Developing Tornado is Visually Confirmed by the Elmore City Police …

  1. County information from Wikipedia.
  2. Population from U.S. Census Bureau, 2020.