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Red Fork, Oklahoma

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479: 58: 91: 575: 294:. After the oil discovery, it looked like Red Fork might outdo Tulsa, but Tulsa boosters succeeded in attracting new people and businesses there. Also, Red Fork was limited in size by the bend of the river and by the steep hills. Tulsa annexed Red Fork on October 16, 1927, and in 1928 the post office lost its separate status and became Red Fork Station (now West Tulsa Station) of the Tulsa Post Office. 98: 65: 337:
Red Fork was once home to the Crystal City Amusement Park featuring a giant swimming pool and Tulsa's original, giant "Zingo Roller Coaster". The privately owned park was built in 1929, but went out of business in the 1950s, after both the Casa Loma bath house and dance hall buildings burned down.
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railroad yard; and a popular Tulsa Park recreation center. Nearby are two colleges; a major Tulsa regional library; and oil and transportation-related businesses, among others.
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downstream. The contrast in color was striking to early explorers coming upstream, and resulted in the naming of the river.
517: 460: 262:, but both forks there are far upstream and both are reddish. The river through Tulsa is a not a fork but a merger of the 497: 201: 180: 310:. The well struck oil on 24 June 1901, and brought nationwide publicity and an oil speculation to the Tulsa region and 445: 532: 287: 634: 549: 453: 158: 43: 574: 690: 564: 559: 758: 718: 703: 698: 347: 185: 507: 680: 211: 723: 377: 291: 414: 738: 753: 748: 708: 670: 649: 395: 327: 231: 435: 392:
Nearly Forgotten, The Amazing Story of the Glenn Pool, Oklahoma's First World-Class Oil Field
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in Red Fork. The well was on the homestead allotment of Dr. Bland's wife, Sue A. Bland, a
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in a 120-year-old rock home; Route 66-related businesses; historic schools; a
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While mostly residential, Red Fork is home to television station
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The Sue A. Bland #1 well was drilled by Drs. J.C.W. Bland and
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The town is sometimes said to have been named for the
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Unincorporated community in Oklahoma, United States
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Red Fork
Unincorporated community
Red Fork is located in Oklahoma
Red Fork is located in the United States
36°6′20″N 96°1′28″W / 36.10556°N 96.02444°W / 36.10556; -96.02444
Country
State
Oklahoma
County
Tulsa
Time zone
UTC-6
Central (CST)
DST
UTC-5
Southwest Tulsa
railhead
Arkansas River
oil well
Tulsa County
Cimarron River
Cimmaron
Arkansas
Verdigris River
Route 66
Lookout Mountain
Berryhill
Fred S. Clinton
Creek citizen
Indian Territory

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