Arcadia’s history is
mostly unwritten
The public archives hold only 4 old photos of Arcadia. The rest are in attics, shoeboxes and the historical society. Help start the collection.
The story
from WikipediaRead it all ↗Arcadia was established soon after the Land Rush of 1889 and drew both white and African American cotton farmers, who named the land after the Greek town of Arcadia. A post office was established in 1890. The Missouri, Kansas and Texas Railroad constructed a line in 1902-3 from Bartlesville to Oklahoma City, passing immediately south of Arcadia.
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Timeline
built from the dates on the items belowStart Arcadia’s collection
The first neighbors to add old photos shape how Arcadia’s history is told.
2 of 10 decades since 1900 have photos 🔁Retake an old view1940 Census Enumeration District …, 1880: stand where they stood+15 📦Share a family photoSign in to add one+10Famous people from Arcadia
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Arcadia, decade by decade
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4 historic places in Arcadia
4 places in Arcadia are on the National Register of Historic Places, the country’s official list of buildings and places worth saving.
Where they are
When they were listed
Then & now
No then-and-now pairs yet. Take a photo from the same spot as 1940 Census Enumeration District Maps - Oklahoma - Oklahoma County - ED 55-1 - ED 78-198 (1880) and it appears here side by side.
🔁 Retake this view · +15From Wikimedia Commons (4) and the National Register (2). Images are copied here with their credits and licenses, shown on each photo’s page. Refreshed monthly.