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The story so far

from Wikipedia & the U.S. Census

Bryant is a Creek Indian Nation townsite in Okmulgee County, Oklahoma, United States. Bryant is southwest of Henryetta and southeast of the town of Pharoah, being both south of Interstate 40 and east of U.S. Route 75 on Bryant Road. It is the subject of a book by Mickey J. Martin. As of the 2020 census, Bryant had a population of 19.

Half of its homes were built before 1987.

Wikipedia doesn’t have a history of Bryant yet — the old photos, dates and memories neighbors add here are how it gets written.

Intro from Wikipedia, licensed CC BY-SA 4.0. Population and housing: U.S. Census Bureau.

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Famous people close to Bryant

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Woody GuthrieWoody GuthrieOkemah · 14 miWilliam R. PogueWilliam R. PogueOkemah · 14 miWSWill SampsonOkmulgee · 17 miJohn HerringtonJohn HerringtonWetumka · 14 miOscar PettifordOscar PettifordOkmulgee · 17 miWright KingWright KingOkmulgee · 17 mi
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Bryant, decade by decade

Before
2000
No old photos in the archives yetWeddings on Main Street, storms, parades, school pictures, the old store. If it’s in your family album, it belongs here.
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National Register of Historic Places

Nothing in Bryant is on the National Register yet

That’s true of most small towns. It doesn’t mean Bryant has no history, only that no one has written up a nomination. The closest listed place is Nichols Park in Henryetta, 4.9 miles away.

Bryant and the nearest listed places

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Nichols ParkFirst Presbyterian ChurchWeleetka Town Hall and JailHugh Henry HouseAbe Lincoln Trading CompanyWilson School

Closest to Bryant

Nichols ParkHenryetta · District4.9miFirst Presbyterian ChurchHenryetta · Building5.5miWeleetka Town Hall and JailWeleetka · Building5.7miHugh Henry HouseHenryetta · Built 19026miAbe Lincoln Trading CompanyClearview · Building7mi

How a place gets listed

1Talk to the stateEvery nomination goes through the State Historic Preservation Office. Owners, towns and historical societies can start one.
2Try a local or state list firstMany states keep their own register with a shorter form, a common first step for old barns, halls and schoolhouses.
3Write it upA nomination covers the history, photos and a map. Nichols Park’s page links to a real one.
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National Park Service, National Register of Historic Places · photos from Wikimedia Commons

Then & now

When neighbors add old photos, retakes from the same spot appear here side by side.

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📜 Henryetta📜 Weleetka📜 Clearview📜 Dewar
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