Waynoka Post Office
"Your newsletter is wonderful! I wanted to add some history of the Waynoka Post Office, which you correctly said was the first one in Woods County - and quite possibly
the first one in the Cherokee Outlet other than at Camp Supply.
William Childress became the Postmaster at Waynoka on April 10, 1889, according to records obtained from the National Archives. Mr. Childress made an application for the name Keystone in 1887, but the Post Office Department requested that another name be selected because Keystone was already in use. The name Waynoka was chosen.
The most popular story about the history of the name is that it is an Indian word meaning Sweet Water. There are Waynoka Streets in Colorado Springs, Memphis, and other places. It would be very helpful if any of your readers could enlighten us on the meaning and origin of the name of WAYNOKA.
The Waynoka Historical Society has copies of a map of the Cherokee Strip Livestock Ass'n Ranches for Sale in the Museum Gift Shop. They're $3, plus 9% tax. They are 11"x17", and frame nicely." -- Sandie - Email sandieo@pldi.net
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