Volume 11 , Issue 27

Fonda, OK

Fonda OK -- Here is a little bit of something that one of my readers shared in 1999 about himself. He is searching for information concerning a ghost town community that once existed in Major County and located east of Seiling, Oklahoma.

The mystery begins ... Many, many years ago and approximately 8 miles or so east of Seiling, Oklahoma there was a small community called Fonda, Oklahoma. At that time Fonda consisted of a General store, Blacksmith shop, Post Office and several residences. The store was run by the Tyree family.

Near Fonda, Oklahoma and the Canadian River there was a school called Diamond. It was a typical elementary school of the era. A one room, one teacher teaching grades one through nine. There was a barn for the students riding horses, a windmill for drinking water and two outhouses.

There was no electricity and light came from kerosene lamps. In cold weather heat was provided by a large wood stove in the rear of the room. In 1928 there were about twenty students the majority of which were Indian. Today the original site of Fonda is only an open wheat field. The same can be said for the Diamond school - just an open space.

Does any of this sound familiar to anyone out there? Have your ancestors told you through letters, diaries and journals about Fonda, Oklahoma and the Diamond School? If you know of anyone who has information, old photos about Fonda or the Diamond school, we would love to hear and share them in "The OkieLegacy eZine."
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