Description

Kingfisher County was created in 1890 following the run into The Unassigned Lands and the organization of Oklahoma Territory.  A strip of land was later added to the western edge of the county after the land run of 1892.  First known as County “Five,” it was later named to honor the town of Kingfisher, which had been settled overnight after the land run of April 22, 1889, and named for a settler who operated a trading station on the Chisholm Trail. Kingfisher County is home to the Famous Kingfisher Chisholm Trail Museum, named after the famous trader Jesse Chisholm and is the only museum in Oklahoma located directly on the Chisholm Trail. Kingsisher County is also home of Eischen’s Bar, the oldest bar in the state of Oklahoma and famous for it secret recipe fried chicken. Some noteworthy sons of Kingfisher in Kingfisher County are Sam Walton founder of WalMart and internationally known author and poet Don Blanding.

Events

Cities

Cashion

Town of Cashion website
Cashion online

Hennessey

Hennessey This agricultural community, now booming on the strength of recent oil and gas discoveries, has one of the best Red Carpet Golf Courses around, Turkey Creek Golf Course. Hennessey was founded 1889 when Old Oklahoma was open to settlement. The town is named for Pat Hennessey, a freighter on the Chisholm Trail.

Hennessey sits squarely on the Chisholm Trail (U.S. 81) and is a fascinating, historical town surrounded by Oklahoma’s high prairie country. Just to the northwest lies the impressive Turkey Creek Golf Course (405) 853-2100. Give it a drive! And be sure to note the Hootenanny event dates listed on this page. Come see us!

And be sure to note the Hootenanny event. Come see us!

Historical Firsts

• First doctor in Kingfisher County, Dr. Newton Rector
• First woman doctor and first woman to serve as an officer of the Oklahoma Medical Association, Dr. H.V. Sturgeon
• First Oklahoman to die in a foreign war, Roy Cashion.
• First Oklahoma woman mayor to serve in an all-female town government, 1936 Oklahoma Hall of Fame honoree, Annette B. Ehler.
• First rural mail route in Oklahoma

2011 Events
Jan 8: Hometown Hootenanny
Jan 29: Friends of the Library Chili Cook-Off
Feb 12: Hometown Hootenanny
March 12: Hometown Hootenanny
Apr 9: Hometown Hootenanny
Apr 30: Oldies Club Tractor Show and Parade
May 29: Mexican Rodeo
July 3: Independence Day Celebration
Sept 4: Labor Day Weekend Non-Denominational Outdoor Church Service in the Park
Sept 21-24: Hennessey Public Library Book Sale
Sept 24: Town-Wide Garage Sale
Nov 17: Vocal Festival Concert
Dec 12: Observance to Honor Our Lady of Guadalupe

For mroe information, contact the Hennessey Public Library at 405-853-2073 or visit www.hennessey.lib.ok.us

Kingfisher

Home to Kingfisher in Lights and the Famous Kingfisher Chisholm Trail Museum
Kingfisher’s museum is one of Oklahoma’s best! Named after the famous trader Jesse Chisholm, it’s the only museum in Oklahoma directly on the Chisholm Trail. The museum grounds boast a pioneer village of five original 1889 historic structures, one of which is a log cabin that was home to Adaline Dalton, mother of the notorious Dalton outlaw gang.

Some noteworthy sons and daughters of Kingfisher include the founder of Wal-Mart, Sam Walton; author and poet Don Blanding; W. C. Coleman, who formed the Hydro-Carbon Co., in Kingfisher, forerunner of the Coleman Company; T.G.&Y. founder, R. A. Young. Kingfisher Park features one of Oklahoma’s most incredible Christmas lights extravaganzas, Kingfisher in Lights. 75 displays with more than two million lights in late November thru December. Visitors may stroll across a beautifully lighted 1903 historic swinging bridge too. Train rides through the light displays are also a special part of Kingfisher in Lights.

Kingfisher was selected as a Channel 5 KOCO “On the Road” city, which means there is plenty of history in Kingfisher, and plenty to enjoy for every member of the family–an 18 hole golf course, a state-of-the-art aquatic center, museums, as well as plenty of eating establishments and some antique shops. Kingfisher Park is home to one of Oklahoma’s most incredible Christmas lights extravaganzas, Kingfisher in Lights. More than 75-plus displays are ablaze with more than two million lights from late November and all of December. One of the displays is a very special lighted tower “Stairway to Heaven,” a memorial to the victims of the Murrah Federal Building in Oklahoma City. Visitors may stroll across a beautifully lighted 1903 historic swinging bridge. Train rides through the light displays are also a special part of the Kingfisher in Lights.

This is just a sample of what Kingfisher has to offer. Come and enjoy!

Annual Events:

• Car Show
• Craft Show
• Rodeos
• Victorian Brunch
• Victorian Ball – March
• Living History Encampments – April
• Buckle of the Wheat Belt Run
• Kingfisher in Lights – Thanksgiving through Dec. 30

Okarche

Okarche is a town in Oklahoma, part of the Oklahoma City Metropolitan Area. As of 2005, the city is estimated to have a total population of 1,158. The town is best known for Eischen’s Bar, the oldest bar in the state of Oklahoma and famous for it secret recipe fried chicken.

The town is also home to Temtrol Inc., a manufacturer of air handling units, coils and fans.

A little known fact is that Bobby Knight’s wife, Karen Edgar, was once the high school girls’ basketball coach.

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