History · Arpelar
Arpelar’s history is mostly unwritten
The public archives hold no old photos of Arpelar yet. The rest are in attics, shoeboxes and the historical society. Help start the collection.
What stands out about Arpelar’s past Read from the archive, the National Register and the record. The page puts what stands out first.
★ What stands out · Help out Start Arpelar’s collection The first neighbors to add old photos shape how Arpelar’s history is told.
Decades since 1900 with photos 00s 10s 20s 30s 40s 50s 60s 70s 80s 90s
0 of 10 decades. The empty ones are waiting for someone’s album.
The story How Arpelar came to be From Wikipedia’s history of Arpelar.
Read it all → Arpelar was named after Aaron Arpelar, a county judge of Tobucksy County in the Choctaw Nation. At the time of its founding, Arpelar was located in Tobucksy County. A post office was established at Arpelar, Indian Territory on February 25, 1903. It closed on June 30, 1934.
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By decade No old photos in the archives yet Weddings on Main Street, storms, parades, school pictures, the old store. If it’s in your family album, it belongs here.
Memory lane What the archives can’t tell you, neighbors can.
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What used to stand where something else is now in Arpelar? → Who remembers Arpelar in the 1950s? → A family story from old Arpelar → Does anyone have photos of Arpelar from the 1990s? →
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