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| ID Number |
85002475 |
| Historic Name |
WEWOKA SWITCH AND SIDE TRACKS |
| Description of Significance |
THE WEWOKA SWITCH AND SIDE TRACKS ARE HISTORICALLY SIGNIFICANT BECAUSE: (1) DURING THE PRE-STATEHOOD RAILROAD ERA IN INDIAN TERRITORY, IT WAS THE ONLY SIDE TRACK BETWEEN OKLAHOMA CITY AND LITTLE ROCK; (2) FOLLOWING STATEHOOD AFTER THE OTHER SIDE TRACKS WERE CONSTRUCTED IN SHAWNEE, MCALESTER, AND FORT SMITH, IT WAS THE LONGEST SYSTEM OF SIDE TRACKS BETWEEN OKLAHOMA CITY AND LITTLE ROCK; AND (3) IT PROMPTED THE FOLKLORE TERMS, "CAUGHT IN THE WEWOKA SWITCH" AND "LOST IN THE WEWOKA SWITCH", WHICH BECAME POPULAR IN THE EARLY 1900S AND 1920S, RESPECTIVELY. LISTED ON THE NATIONAL REGISTER 09/26/1985. |
| Current Name |
SAME |
| Address |
OKLAHOMA STATE HIGHWAY 56 |
| City |
WEWOKA |
| County |
SEMINOLE |
| Lot |
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| Block |
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| Current Section |
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| Township |
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| Range |
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| Type |
OBJECT |
| Historic Function |
TRANSPORTATION: RAIL RELATED |
| Current Function |
TRANSPORTATION: RAIL RELATED |
| Area Significance 1 |
TRANSPORTATION: RAIL RELATED |
| Area Significance 2 |
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| Date Prepared |
1985 |
| Year Built |
1902-1930 |
| Original Site |
YES |
| Architect/Builder |
CHICAGO, ROCK ISLAND, AND PACIFIC RAILROAD |
| Architectural Style |
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| Roof Material |
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| Wall Material |
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| Window Material |
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| Door Material |
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| Decorative Details |
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| Condition |
FAIR |
| Comments |
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| Restricted |
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