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Right of Way Graves

The Right of Way Graves

September 17, 1886 Frank Mosier and Willie Davis were part of a crew of the Southern Kansas Railroad who were laying rail in September 1886 through the site of present […]

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Daisy

Kentucky Daisy

All the Makings of a Western Legend… Edmond is home to the tall tale of “Kentucky Daisy” … As the story is told…with her pistol tucked in her waistband, and stakes […]

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Burdick

Edmond’s Namesake

The town of Edmond, Oklahoma was named for Edmond Schuyler Burdick, a traveling freight agent for the Atchison, Topeka and Santa Fe Railroad. Formerly designated “Mile Marker 103” by a party […]

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Railroad Tracks

Edmond: A Town founded by the Railroad

The Santa Fe Railroad laid tracks from the Red River to Arkansas City in 1887 going from Indian Territory on the South, through the Unassigned Lands and into Kansas, thus completing a railroad […]

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Grass Grows

As Long As Grass Grows

The original idea of Indian removal to the West was devised under Thomas Jefferson, based on voluntary consent. The following quote has become infamous for representing the failure of a […]

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1920s Exhibit

1920s Edmond: Ain’t We Got Fun?

Do you think the Roarin’ Twenties are the bees knees? Visit the 1920s Edmond: Ain’t We Got Fun? exhibit at the Edmond History Museum & Museum for a satisfying dose […]

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Snap Shots in Time

Snapshots In Time: 100 Years Of Photographs & Cameras In Edmond

People have been taking photographs in Edmond for nearly 130 years. Snapshots in Time features photographs and cameras from Edmond’s first century, including over 20 vintage cameras dating from the […]

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