


Adair County
County Seat: Stilwell,
Oklahoma
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Adair County is located in eastern Oklahoma,
bordered by Arkansas. Created in 1907 from the lands of the Cherokee Nation's
Going Snake and Flint Districts, Adair County was named after a well known
Cherokee family. Stilwell, formed in 1897, has been the county seat since
1910.
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Primary industries of the county include food processing and canning, poultry
raising, cattle ranching and horse breeding.
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The Annual Strawberry Festival is held in May to celebrate the strawberry,
a principal crop of the area.
Sites of interest within Adair County include the site near Westville of
the Old Baptist Missionary Church, built by the "Trail of Tears" Cherokees
in 1836. A marker stands near the community of Watts recognizing Fort Wayne,
a military post established in 1838 and abandoned in 1842, although it was
reactivated and was the site of a Civil war battle in 1862.
Area - 569 Square Miles - Recreation Area - Adair Major Stream Systems -
Illinois River, Sallisaw and Little Lee Creek
Information provided by:
"THE OKLAHOMA ALMANAC"
The Oklahoma Department of Libraries
Allen Wright Memorial Library Building
Northeast 18th Street, Oklahoma City, OK 73105
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Towns Still in Existence
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Ballard |
Baron |
Blanck |
Bunch |
Christie |
Lyons |
Proctor |
Stilwell |
Watts |
Westville |
Sites and Towns No Longer in Existence
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Addielee 1914-1943 |
Baptist
1881-1912 |
Baptist Mission 1839-1866 |
Site of the publication of Cherokee Messenger, 1844
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Bidding Springs
1912-1928
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Dannenburg
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Echota
1921-1937
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Fairfield Mission
1829-1865
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Flint
(Present Stilwell)
1846-1896
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Fort Wayne
1838-1842 & 1860-1862
Site of Civil War Battle in 1862
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Golda's Mill
1836-19xx Import Mill
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Greasy
1920-1921
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Lyons
1909-1923
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Piney
1913-1921 |
Titanic 1916-1927
Named for the Cunard liner, Titanic, sunk during
the night of April 14-15, 1912
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Mays
(formerly Sallisaw)
1888-1896
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Tomy Town
1936-1938
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Wauhillau
1879-1935
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