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European explorers traveled through this area early in the 19th Century, after the Louisiana Purchase. In 1825, the Osage Nation ceded the territory where the Federal Government planned to resettle the Creek Nation and other tribes after their expulsion from the Southeastern part of the United States. The Creeks began migrating into this area, where they and their black slaves settled to begin farming and raising cattle. In 1835, Federal soldiers under Captain J. L. Dawson built the Dawson Road, following an old Osage hunting trail.
Railroads gave an important boost to the local economy. In 1886, the Atlantic and Pacific Railroad built a line from Red Fork to Sapulpa. In 1898, the St. Louis and Oklahoma City Railway connected Sapulpa and Oklahoma City.
After oil was discovered at Glenn Pool in adjacent Tulsa County in 1905, other strikes occurred in Creek County. The Cushing-Drumright Oil Field opened in 1912, creating boom towns Drumright, Kiefer and Oilton.
Adjacent Counties
Cities, Towns & Communities
- Bowden
- Bristow
- Depew
- Drumright (part)
- Gypsy
- Hilton
- Kellyville
- Kiefer
- Lawrence Creek
- Mannford
- Milfay
- Mounds
- Oakhurst (part)
- Oilton
- Olive
- Sapulpa (County Seat) (part)
- Shamrock
- Silver City
- Slick
Links
National Register of Historic Places
