Grand River Historical Society

 

ECHOES FROM THE PAST

 
 

Below are articles written by Dr. D. Bruce Howell

 and have been published in the Grand Laker Magazine

   
 1.  Explorers in Oklahoma. Two Incidents to Write Home About  2.  Two Unwanted Introductions
 3.  Where In The World Was Hernando De Soto  4.  First Citizens of Northeast Oklahoma
 5.  Jean Pierre Chouteau, The Early Years  6.  Jean Pierre Chouteau, -  Father of Oklahoma
 7.  The Texas Trail, Mother Road of Oklahoma  8.  Cabin Creek, A Site Worth Saving
 9.  Greenbriar Joe Martin 10. The Missouri, Oklahoma and Gulf Railroad
11. Vinnie Ream, Vinita's Namesake 12.  The Delaware County Civil Wars
13. The Matthhias Splitlog - The Indian Millionaire 14.  Grove Springs, Historical Icon
15. Sam Houston Slept Here 16.  The Military Road, Highway to Paradise
17.  Henry Covel Holderman, A Dam Visionary 18.  The Afton Spring, A Link To Our Past
19.  W.R. Holway, Pensacola's Architect 20.  A Grand Lake Mystery, The Bridge To Nowhere
21.  Nathan Pryor, Oklahoma Namesake
22.  The Dalton's Railroad Robbery, A Different Perspective
23.  The Vinita Axe Handle War 24.  Stand Waite, Cherokee Statesman
25.  The Cherokee Slave Revolt of 1842 26.  Grand River Ferries
27.   There is No Sunday West of St. Louis, No God West of Ft. Smith
28.  The Ghost of Monkey Island
29.   Bonnie and Clyde, Oklahoma Regulars 30.   The Chouteau Legacy
31.   Fort Wayne, Right Location Wrong War 32.   E.C. Boudinet, Boomer Sooner !
33.   Salina, Cradle of Oklahoma 34.   The Apocalypse in Northeast Oklahoma
35.   Strang, Queen for a Day 36.   Three Forks, Oklahoma's First Wal-Mart
37.   Our Indian Princesses, Larkin and Chouteau 38.   Miami, OK and Washington D.C. Sister Cities
39.   Salina Pumpback - Holway's Folley 40.   The Barker Gang, Permanent Resident of Welch
41.   Lessons Learned at Cowskin Prairie 42.   A Lesson In Civilization
43.    History Surrounds Us 44.   The Delaware County Courthouse Fight
45.    Claremore, Our Western Cousin 46.   A Second Look At The First Battle of Cabin Creek
47.    Charles Claude Du tisne, Our First Ambassador 48.    Afton, Railroad Hub of Northeastern Oklahoma
49.    Washington Irving A Fading Celebrity 50.    Kenwood, The Company Town
51.     Pitcher Lead, Indian Luck in Oklahoma 52.     J. Howard Langley, OK Icon
53.     Dripping Springs, Made for a Movie 54.    Cherokee Removal, Ingredients for a Perfect Storm
55.     Reverend Butricks Journal, Chaos in Cherokee County 56.     Reverend Butrick's Journal, The Terrible Trail
57.     Nathan Boone, More Than His Fathers Son 58.     William Lovely's Purchase
59.     Gunfight at Wagoner's Switch 60.     Wyandotte From Pioneers to Paintball
61.       Fraud in Cherokee County.... And Politics as Usual 62        Wesley Disney's Legacy
63.       Finally It's Okay... 64.        Officer Down, the Death of Ike Gilstrap
65.       Wagoner, Queen of the Prairie 66.        Red Phillips War with GRDA
67.       Murder on Honey Creek 68.       Judge Parker's Other Court
69.       Bushwackers, Terrorists of the Past 70.       Fort Gibson, West Point's Graduate School
   

                    

     

 

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