01945cam a2200277 4500 62130870 TxAuBib 20020405120000.0 020405s1996||||||||||||||||||||||||eng|u 9780913507742 0913507741 TxAuBib Etter, James M. Ghost-Town Tales of Oklahoma : unforgettable stories of nearly forgotten places / by Jim Marion Etter. 1st ed. Stillwater, OK : New Forums Press, 1996. viii, 248p : ill. ; 23cm. Oklahoma Legacies Series, The Map title vignetes; Includes index. Ghost-town tales of Oklahoma -- San Bernardo (Petersburg) : the battle, 1759 -- Spencerville : Belle Starr, circa1888--Oklahoma (Whitefield) : Belle's ghost, circa 1889 -- Navajoe : the gamblers, 1890 -- Ingalls : the church party, 1893 -- Melvin : "Cherokee Bill", 1894 -- Tamaha : the jail, circa 1896 -- Grand : the grave, circa 1896 -- Corner : a pint for every boot, circa 1889 -- Florence : the saloon, 1901 -- Hamburg : the wedding, 1902 -- Salt Springs : the race, 1921 -- Bigheart (Barnsdall) : a different line of work, 1922 -- Hess : Red River, circa 1922 -- America : local spirit, 1925 -- Paw Paw : floods, circa 1927 -- Strong City : Mexican firewater, 1929 -- Oktaha : Andrew's burial, 1932 -- Caney : the vigilantes, 1934 -- Akins : Pretty Boy's funeral, 1934 -- Possum Hollow : "turn 'em loose!", circa 1934 -- Peoria : the spook light, circa 1946 -- Medicine Spring : a treasure story, circa 1950 -- Dempsey : the tornado, 1955 -- Keokuk Falls : the last drunk, circa 1957 -- Lost City : the falling star, 1970. 20020405. Cities and towns Oklahoma Folklore. Ghost towns Oklahoma Folklore. Folklore Oklahoma. Oklahoma Legacies Series, The.