Volume 13 , Issue 32

NW Okie's Ancestry Corner

Just had to share this photo of one of my pugs with you. This photo on the left is my black pug, Sadie. The stalking, creeping chipmunk and squirrel dog. Here Sadie is sniffing out a hiding place that the Colorado wildlife use as they scamper between feeding areas. See more SW Colorado images/photos at our OkieLegacy Picasa Web Albums.

Someone wrote in and asks, "Why is Helena considered a ghost town of Oklahoma?" In OkieLegacy Ezine Comment

I don't have the answer to that question, but I do know that the book, Oklahoma Ghost Towns mentioned it as a ghost town and the definitions of "ghost towns" could be applied to hamlets, villages, towns, and cities that are no longer in existence with all buildings and indications of existence having been either destroyed or covered by water.

The remains of business and/or residential structures still stand but are largely unused and the population has decreased at least 80% from its maximum. Does anyone else know have another explanation?

If you are on Facebook, you need to checked out the Facebook "open group" page You know you're from Alva if . . ." and join the discussion group and share your memories of growing up in this Northwestern Oklahoma rural community!

Helena -- Helena is located twenty miles southeast of cherokee on the Frisco railroad, which runs from Tulsa to Avard. Mart MOnroe proved up a claim east of the town. His wife's name was Helena, and the town was named for her. A petition for incorporation of Helena was filed with the county commissioners on December 12, 1903. The election was held in Wilhite's office, December 29, 1903, and the town was declared incorporated on January 4, 1904.   |  View or Add Comments (0 Comments)   |   Receive updates ( subscribers)  |   Unsubscribe

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