Grand, Oklahoma
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Grand is a ghost town in Ellis County, Oklahoma, United States. It served as the county seat of Day County and then of Ellis County until the seat moved to Arnett in 1908.
History
Today's community of Grand was the one-time county seat of Ellis County. First established as Ioland to be the county seat of "E" County (later Day County). When the Cheyenne Arapaho reserve was opened, it was moved across the Canadian River and renamed Grand. According to George Shirk, its namesake was Grandville Alcorn, the son of Robert Alcorn, county judge.[1]
When Day County was extinguished at statehood, Grand found itself in Ellis County, and was the county seat until August 26, 1908. The Ellis County Courthouse moved to Arnett. The Grand post office existed from November 4, 1892, until September 30, 1943.[1] Only the footings of the courthouse and the vault that once held the Day County records remain visible at the site.
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The site was added to the National Register of Historic Places in 1972 as the Grand Town Site.[4][5]
Notable person
Grand was the birthplace of Western swing musician Spade Cooley in 1910.[6]
See also
References
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- ↑ a b Shirk, George H. Oklahoma Place Names. Norman: University of Oklahoma Press, 1987. Template:ISBN Accessed March 1, 2020.
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External links
- http://digital.library.okstate.edu/Chronicles/v028/v028p399.pdf Template:Webarchive C. A. Squire, "Old Grand, GhostTown," Chronicles of Oklahoma." Accessed July 2, 2015.
Further reading
- Wright, Muriel H., George H. Shirk, Kenny A. Franks. Mark of Heritage. Oklahoma City: Oklahoma Historical Society, 1976.
- Wright, Muriel H. "Old Day County Oklahoma Territory" Template:Webarchive. Chronicles of Oklahoma 13:2 (June 1935) 219. (accessed February 15, 2007)
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- Geography of Ellis County, Oklahoma
- Ghost towns in Oklahoma
- 1892 establishments in Oklahoma Territory
- 1943 disestablishments in Oklahoma
- Populated places established in 1892
- Populated places disestablished in 1943
- Former county seats in Oklahoma
- National Register of Historic Places in Ellis County, Oklahoma