Volume 6 , Issue 8

Waynoka Historical Society...

The Waynoka Historical Society is continuing to help preserve our NW Oklahoma Legacies. They are in the process of publishing a book (Crossing the Cimarron at 21 Crossing) written by of the author, Robert E. King, of Chester (Oklahoma) with his permission. The Waynoka Chronicles, Winter - 2004 Issue states the history of 21 Crossing (Cimarron River crossing) was in use from the years of the Cherokee Strip Livestock Association until sometime in the 1940s, about fifteen miles southeast of Waynoka (Oklahoma). They go on to mention, "The crossing was first used by cowboys on horseback and by wagons making their way across the wide sandy river bed with its areas of quicksand. After the opening to the Cherokee Strip for settlement, a bridge was built at 21 Crossing which became a major thoroughfare joining Woods and Major Counties." The Waynoka Chronicles states that the Galena community attended attended high school at Cheyenne Valley in Major County until the bridge was washed away in a flood for the last time in the mid-1940s.

You can purchase this spiral-bound book for $7.95 plus tax at the Waynoka Museum Gift Shop located in the Harvey House in Waynoka, Oklahoma. Mail Orders may also be sent to the Waynoka Historical Society - PO Box 193 - Waynoka, OK 73860. Do not forget to add $2 for shipping and handling. Oklahomans need to add 9% sales tax.

Another project going on by the Waynoka Volunteers to help raise funds for the Waynoka Historical Society reconstruction of the Barnett Log Cabin that will reside at the Waynoka Museum is -- a pieced, appliqued quilt that was pieced, donated by Martha Cook in honor of her husband's (Charles Cook) great-grandmother, wealthy Ann "Annie" Barnett. The Waynoka Volunteers are quilting the quilt, readying it for a donation drawing to assist with the Barnett log cabin project. You can contact the Waynoka Historical Society for more information.

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