Guthrie (Oklahoma)
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 Guthrie town center |
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| Basic data | |
| Foundation : | 1889 |
| State : | United States |
| State : | Oklahoma |
| County : | Logan County |
| Coordinates : | 35 ° 53 ′ N , 97 ° 25 ′ W |
| Time zone : | Central ( UTC − 6 / −5 ) |
| Residents : | 10.191 (as of 2010) |
| Population density : | 210.6 inhabitants per km 2 |
| Area : | 49.8 km 2 (approx. 19 mi 2 ) of which 48.4 km 2 (approx. 19 mi 2 ) are land |
| Height : | 299 m |
| Postal code : | 73044 |
| Area code : | +1 405 |
| FIPS : | 40-31700 |
| GNIS ID : | 1093447 |
| Website : | www.cityofguthrie.com/index.aspx?nid=127 |
| Mayor : | Chuck Burtcher |
Guthrie is a small town in the US state of Oklahoma about 30 kilometers north of the capital Oklahoma City .
geography
US Highway 77 runs through Guthrie and branches off five kilometers south of Guthrie from Interstate 35 , which runs in a north-south direction and is about three kilometers east of the city. The urban area is 49.8 km 2 and the surrounding area is predominantly rural. The Arkansas River runs about three miles north of Guthrie .
population
Guthrie had a population of 9,925 at the 2000 census. Just under 76 percent of whom were white , 16 percent African-American, and nearly three percent American Indian . The per capita income was $ 15,774, with about 17% of the population living below the poverty line .
history
The Guthrie area was settled during the Oklahoma Land Run of 1889, when around 50,000 settlers staked out their properties in the former Indian settlement area within a short period of time. The area was already easily accessible with the construction of the Southern Kansas Railway (later called Atchison, Topeka and Santa Fe Railway , AT&SF).
In the area of what would later become Guthrie, a railway station was built in March 1887, which became known as Deer Creek . The settlement grew quickly and was prepared by the lawyers John Guthrie from Kansas named. A post office was established on April 4, 1889, and a United States Land Office opened on April 22, 1889. Since there was an upper limit on the size of a new settlement to be established at that time, four independent settlements were established in the area: Guthrie , East Guthrie, West Guthrie and Capital Hill, each with its own mayor and administration. In 1890 the four sub-towns were merged under the name Guthrie. The city's population grew from just under 5,300 in 1890 to more than double in 1900.
The city developed into a trading center for goods in the area and had eight newspapers, nine churches and eleven schools. Numerous railway lines were expanded around Guthrie, such as the Eastern Oklahoma Railway to Cushing and the Denver, Enid and Gulf Railroad to Enid (both later AT&SF) in 1902 , and the Choctaw, Oklahoma and Western Railroad (later Chicago, Rock Island and Pacific Railway ) in 1903 ) to Chandler , and in 1904 the Missouri, Kansas and Oklahoma Railroad (later called the Missouri, Kansas and Texas Railway ) between Guthrie and Fallis .
Guthrie, the capital of Oklahoma
In 1906 the US Congress passed the laws necessary to establish the state of Oklahoma, and the new city of Guthrie became the capital of Oklahoma . At the end of the year, the constitution was signed in Guthrie's Town Hall, and in 1907 the constitutional ceremonies for the new state were held on the steps of Guthrie's Carnegie Library .
In the early 20th century rivalry between Guthrie and Oklahoma City grew, and on June 11, 1910, a majority of the Oklahoma population chose Oklahoma City as their new capital.
An Oklahoma legend has it that Oklahoma City only stole its position as the capital of the state of Oklahoma. After the state joined the Union in 1907, Guthrie was initially the capital. The Oklahoma government planned to bring this title to Oklahoma City . So a constitution was written that designated Oklahoma City as the capital. But the residents of Guthrie did not want to give up so quickly and kept the state seal with them. Without this seal, the constitution was not legally binding. In a "night and fog" campaign, however, the seal was stolen from City Hall by strangers and brought to Oklahoma City. There the constitution has now been finalized and Oklahoma City has been chosen as the new capital.
Guthrie as a provincial town
After the capital city title passed to Oklahoma City, Guthrie became quieter. Due to the good transport connections, businesses continued to settle in the city. In 1907 Guthrie had 39 factories, including a cotton mill and a flour mill. In 1931 the cotton mill employed 175 workers, and 25 workers were employed in a carpet factory. That year around 2000 truckloads of mostly agricultural goods were shipped from Guthrie. In 1948, the Oklahoma Furniture Manufacturing Company relocated from Oklahoma City to Guthrie, employed more than 500 people in the 1970s and had sales of approximately $ 3.4 million. Another big employer was the Furrow and Company greenhouses , a manufacturer of greenhouses.
Guthrie today
The historical development meant that the economic and urban development did not take place with Guthrie as the center, but in Oklahoma City. In Guthrie, a largely intact Victorian ensemble of houses is preserved, the 2,169 buildings of which, covering an area of six square kilometers , were declared a National Historic Landmark in 1974 and were included in the National Register of Historic Places in 1999 . For this reason, the city has served as a film set several times, for example in the films Twister and Rain Man .
Guthrie is now part of the Oklahoma City Metroplex . Tourism is an important economic factor. The city is home to several museums , including the Four-string Banjo Hall of Fame . Every year Guthrie hosts the three-day Oklahoma International Bluegrass Festival , which regularly attracts around 15,000 visitors.
Historical objects
Guthrie is home to the historic Logan County Courthouse (also known as the Old State Capitol ). The courthouse is located at number 301 on East Harrison Avenue and was listed as a Historic Monument on October 26, 1984 by the National Register of Historic Places with the number 84003141.
Attractions
- National Four-String Banjo Hall of Fame
- National Lighter Museum
- Oklahoma Frontier Drugstore Museum
- Oklahoma Territorial Museum
sons and daughters of the town
- Leon Breeden (1921–2010), jazz musician, band leader and university professor
- Bixie Crawford (1921–1988), jazz singer
- Wendell Fleming (* 1928), mathematician
- Jesse Thomas (1928–2012), American football player and coach
Web links
- Linda D. Wilson: Guthrie . In: The Encyclopedia of Oklahoma History and Culture , Oklahoma Historical Society .
- History of Guthrie. ( Memento of May 30, 2008 on the Internet Archive ) Guthrie City website
Individual evidence
- ↑ Logan County. ( Memento of the original from March 9, 2009 in the Internet Archive ) Info: The archive link was inserted automatically and has not yet been checked. Please check the original and archive link according to the instructions and then remove this notice. Encyclopedia of Oklahoma History & Culture
- ↑ NRIS
