Crescent, Oklahoma
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Location in Oklahoma
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| Foundation : | 1889 | ||
| State : | United States | ||
| State : | Oklahoma | ||
| County : | Logan County | ||
| Coordinates : | 35 ° 57 ′ N , 97 ° 36 ′ W | ||
| Time zone : | Central ( UTC − 6 / −5 ) | ||
| Residents : | 1,281 (as of: 2000) | ||
| FIPS : | 40-18250 | ||
| GNIS ID : | 1091814 | ||
Crescent is a city in Logan County , Oklahoma . The number of the population was determined in the United States Census 2000 to 1281 people.
economy
The economy of Crescent today is characterized by agriculture and light industry.
history
Crescent's history dates back to 1889, the year of the Oklahoma Land Run . The development of the area populated during the Land Rush into a town began in the fall of 1889 when William Brown settled there and opened a shop, initially consisting of a tent and a wagon, in what is now the Crescent. Together with a partner, Benjamin Ryland, who joined a little later, the business was moved to a log cabin. The following year, a WF Mock opened a hotel, restaurant and bakery in a log cabin opposite the store. In February 1890 a post office was opened. The 1900 census showed 139 inhabitants.
The Denver, Enid and Gulf Railroad brought their rail network in 1902 to a mile west of the now-formed town. After two settlers were persuaded to give the community land, the place was moved to the rails. When in 1907 Oklahoma declared itself a dry state as part of the approaching prohibition , three saloons had to be closed in Crescent and two billiard cafes were built instead. In 1910 903 and in 1920 878 inhabitants were counted. In the mid-1920s , the residents of the village banned the operation of the billiard cafes, but allowed the showing of films. In 1926 oil was found north of Crescent . In 1930 the South Crescent oil field was opened, on which 32 pumping stations produced 3,000 barrels of crude oil a day in 1933 . The previously agricultural economy was more and more shaped by the oil industry. Between 1930 and 1940 the population grew from 1190 to 1301 people.
In the mid-1960s, the Cimarron Fuel Fabrication Site opened near Crescent , where uranium hexafluoride and plutonium were used to manufacture fuel rods for the American nuclear industry . In 1976 this facility was closed. In 1974, Karen Silkwood , an employee of the facility, died under unusual circumstances. The trial that grew out of her death attracted public interest across America in the early 1980s .
In 1980 Crescent had a population of 1651. By 2000, this dropped to 1281 inhabitants.
Sons and daughters
- Bradley Manning (* 1987), Wikileaks informant
- Hubert Aussie (* 1938), basketball player for the Harlem Globetrotters