The Willow community
Subtitle: a history of the pioneer town in Greer County, Oklahoma, its surrounding communities and families, 1898-1994
By: by The Willow Community Historical Association ; edited by Max Post, Norma Hill, and Murl Wootton.
Contributors: Post, Max.; Hill, Norma, 1932-; Wootton, Murl, 1917-; Willow Community Historical Association.
Publisher: Henington Pub. Co.
Published: 1994
Place of publication: Wolfe City, Tex
Language: eng
Number of pages: 566
Subjects: Willow (Okla.) -- History.; Willow (Okla.) -- Genealogy.; Willow (Okla.) -- Biography.
Notes: Includes bibliographical references (p. 549-550) and index.
Table of contents: pagenum: ii
title: Willow Community Historical Association; pagenum: iii
title: Willow Community -- Chronology of Key Events; pagenum: iv
title: Map of Greer County, Oklahoma, 1906; pagenum: 1
title: Introduction; pagenum: 6
title: "Where in the World is Willow?", a poem by Travonna Baker; label: Part 1:
title: History of the Willow Community; title: The Beginning
pagenum: 7
label: Chapter 1; title: The Coming of the Railroad
pagenum: 19
label: Chapter 2; title: The Incorporation
pagenum: 23
label: Chapter 3; title: The Newspapers
pagenum: 27
label: Chapter 4; title: Tale of Two Cities
pagenum: 39
label: Chapter 5; title: Early Merchants of Willow
pagenum: 43
label: Chapter 6; title: Town Doctors
pagenum: 71
label: Chapter 7; title: Hello "Central"
pagenum: 77
label: Chapter 8; title: The Willow Post Office
pagenum: 81
label: Chapter 9; title: Faith, Hope and Charity
pagenum: 89
label: Chapter 10; title: The Willow School
pagenum: 103
label: Chapter 11; title: Ocina Consolidated School
pagenum: 115
label: Chapter 12; title: Haystack/McKissack
pagenum: 133
label: Chapter 13; title: Other Communities, Early Schools
pagenum: 145
label: Chapter 14; title: The Great War, WWI
pagenum: 155
label: Chapter 15; title: City Government, Services
pagenum: 161
label: Chapter 16; title: Agiculture and Weather
pagenum: 167
label: Chapter 17; title: Natural Resources/Environmental
pagenum: 181
label: Chapter 18; title: Social, Fraternal, and Service Organizations
pagenum: 199
label: Chapter 19; title: People and Traditions
pagenum: 207
label: Chapter 20; title: The Great Depression, Dust Bowl Era
pagenum: 223
label: Chapter 21; title: Willow in the War Years WWII
pagenum: 229
label: Chapter 22; title: The Cold War Comes to Willow
pagenum: 235
label: Chapter 23; title: Crime and Punishment
pagenum: 241
label: Chapter 24; title: Great Musicians, Artists and Poets
pagenum: 253
label: Chapter 25; title: Remembrances and Recollections
pagenum: 263
label: Chapter 26; title: Epilogue
pagenum: 275
label: Chapter 27; title: Collection of Family Histories
pagenum: 283
label: Part II; title: Businesses in Willow by Rex Wall
pagenum: 538
label: Appendix I; title: Tax Roll, Oklahoma Territory, 1900-01
pagenum: 544
label: Appendix II; title: Military List
pagenum: 545
label: Appendix III; title: US Census Records
pagenum: 546
label: Appendix IV; title: Ft. Sill Military Records, 1884-85
pagenum: 547
label: Appendix V; title: Post Office Authorization of Rural Routes, 1905
pagenum: 548
label: Appendix VI; pagenum: 549
title: Selected Bibliography; pagenum: 551
title: Index of Names, Places