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HUGHES COUNTY, OKLAHOMA

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 The County of Hughes

    One of the first known settlements in Hughes County was built up around the EDWARDS' Trading post, owned and operated by James EDWARDS, built on the edge of Little River. The post was located just south of what is now Holdenville, the county seat and where Fort Holmes, named for Lt. T. H. HOLMES, soon was established in 1834. In this area, the town of Fentress grew. 

    As the railroads came into the area , the settlement moved to the north as the businesses began to establish near by. Soon a request was made to re-name the town Holden to honor J. F. HOLDEN, Auditor and Traffic Manager for the Choctaw, Oklahoma and Gulf Railroad. Because the name was so similar to another post office named Holder, it was changed and accepted as Holdenville.

    During the next few years, construction continued. Stores and homes were popping up everywhere and people were arriving in Holdenville daily. A hearing was granted for November 14, 1898 and Holdenville became an Incorporated Town. 

LINKS

• Oklahoma County Selection

• Oklahoma Resource Page      

• OkBits Newspapers    

• Oklahoma Photo Gallery

• County Township Map

• OK Indian Territory Project 

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• Oklahoma Marriages    

• Lawmen & Outlaws

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• City of Holdenville

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County Addresses

Hughes County Court House, 

Hughes County Historical Museum, 

Mrs. T. Boone PICKENS, Holdenville Library, 209 E. 9th, Holdenville, Ok. 74848

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