Great State: The Paramount Returns
OKLAHOMA CITY, OKLAHOMA — The short walk from snack bar to theater never included so much history. Melodie Garneau walks…
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Great State: A Moving Story
SPENCER, OKLAHOMA — A bell rings every Sunday morning as the faithful slowly find their way to the pews of…
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Great State: Hodge’s Presidential Museum
OKLAHOMA CITY, OKLAHOMA — Dave Hodgkinson is one of those guys who can’t get enough of the 24-hour news cycle….
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Great State: Saving the Blue Belle
GUTHRIE, OKLAHOMA — It’s been a while since there was an actual gunfight at the old Blue Belle Saloon. There…
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Great State: On the Trail of 6 Shooter History
MEEKER, OKLAHOMA — The trail of history runs into a lot of dead ends, cut-offs and shortcuts that get covered…
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Great State: Ellis County Courthouse at 100
ARNETT, OKLAHOMA — Offer a free lunch and a lot of people will show up regardless of the occasion, but…
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Great State: A New Turn for Turco
OKLAHOMA CITY, OKLAHOMA — He was one of the first trainers to move into the barns at Remington Park. Chuck…
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Great State: A Tale of Two Okie Towns
DUKE, OKLAHOMA — They gathered on a Monday afternoon on an empty lot. Even the kids wore period clothing. Everyone…
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Great State: Family History
PURCELL, OKLAHOMA — Several different types of American history spread themselves out on the Maxwell’s dining room table. Carolee and…
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Great State: A Pony With Every House
MIDWEST CITY, OKLAHOMA — He was having trouble selling houses in the new Ridgecrest Addition. Bill Atkinson owned and developed…
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Great State: Muddy History
PAULS VALLEY, OKLAHOMA — It isn’t a well traveled stretch of Washita River. The water is too low in late…
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Great State: Time Capsules in Purcell
PURCELL, OKLAHOMA — Messages to the future come in many forms. These are spread out on a table in the…
