Agawam, Oklahoma
Agawam, Oklahoma | |
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Old Houses at Agawam in March 2025 | |
Agawam, Oklahoma Agawam, Oklahoma | |
| Coordinates: 34°52′24″N 97°56′46″W / 34.87333°N 97.94611°W | |
| Country | United States |
| State | Oklahoma |
| County | Grady |
| Elevation | 1,240 ft (380 m) |
| Population (1960) | |
• Total | 35[1] |
| Time zone | UTC-6 (Central (CST)) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC-5 (CDT) |
| GNIS feature ID | 1093811[2] |
Agawam is a ghost town in Grady County, Oklahoma.
Geography
Agawam is located adjacent to US Highway 81,[3] near the junction with County Road 1490.[4]
History
Agawam was founded around 1909, when its post office was built.[5] Agawam was named after a Native American village in New England.[6] The community was located on the main line of the Rock Island Railroad.[7]
On 19 October 1915, two Rock Island Railroad trains collided head-on here, a southbound passenger train and a northbound freight train, resulting in seven fatalities and numerous injuries; engineer William Powell was blamed for the accident.[8] The Agawam post office closed in 1918.[5]
In October 1922, it was announced that Agawam, located on the main line of the Rock Island Railroad, would become a shipping point for a gas field in Grady County, due to its location: four miles from the Oklahoma Gas Company's pumping station.[7] Agawam was described as a "new oil town" in 1923, when an auction of town lots was held.[9]
A gymnasium was completed in 1935. In 1955, Agawam had a grade school with a "small enrollment", but it was large enough to field a very good girls' basketball team that, over the course of three years, had amassed 90 wins against four losses, despite usually only having seven players.[10]
See also
References
- ^ "Oklahoma". World Book Encyclopedia. Vol. N–O. Field Enterprises Educational Corporation. 1960. p. 544.
- ^ a b U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Agawam, Oklahoma
- ^ "Oklahoma: Index to Topographic and Other Map Coverage". USGS. 1992. p. 23. Retrieved June 1, 2025.
- ^ Google Maps (Map). 2025. Retrieved June 1, 2025.
- ^ a b "Grady County, Oklahoma Genealogy Trails Towns and Townships". genealogytrails.com. Archived from the original on November 27, 2021. Retrieved June 29, 2021.
- ^ Heim, Michael (2006). Exploring Oklahoma Highways: Trip Trivia. Wabasha, MN: Travel Organization Network Exchange, Inc. p. 83. ISBN 0-9777301-2-3.
- ^ a b "Agawam Will Be Shipping Point". The Chickasha Daily Express. October 5, 1922. p. 8. Archived from the original on January 8, 2022. Retrieved June 29, 2021 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "Seven Killed When R.I. Trains Meet". Waco Morning News. October 20, 1915. Archived from the original on January 8, 2022. Retrieved July 2, 2021 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "N/A". The Chickasha Daily Express. January 31, 1923. p. 8. Archived from the original on January 8, 2022. Retrieved June 29, 2021.
- ^ "Agawam Girls Season Good". Chickasaw Daily Express. March 17, 1955. Archived from the original on January 8, 2022. Retrieved July 3, 2021 – via Newspapers.com.