The story
from WikipediaRead it all ↗Ames was founded at the opening of the Cherokee Outlet on September 16, 1893. It was initially named "Hoyle", for a nearby creek. The Blackwell, Enid and Southwestern Railroad (later the St. Louis and San Francisco Railway) constructed a line from Blackwell in Kay County to Darrow in Blaine County, that passed through the community. On January 4, 1902, it was named for Henry S. Ames, a railroad official.
Ames had a population of 278 at the 1920 census and 332 at the 1940 census, its peak population.
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Nothing in Ames is on the National Register yet
That’s true of most small towns. It doesn’t mean Ames has no history, only that no one has written up a nomination. The closest listed place is Bank of Drummond in Drummond, 9.1 miles away.
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