History · Depew

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Depew began as a settlement named Hall in 1898, when the St. Louis and Oklahoma City Railroad (later merged into the St. Louis and San Francisco Railway) built a line between Sapulpa and Oklahoma City. In 1901, Walter F. Malley named the community, gave it the present name and opened a post office.

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National Register of Historic Places

1 historic place in Depew

1 place in Depew is on the National Register of Historic Places, the country’s official list of buildings and places worth saving.

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In Oklahomaby listings · most towns there have none
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2014first listedDepew Route 66 Segment

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When they were listed

The Register began in 1966.
National Park Service, National Register of Historic Places (05/22/2026) · styles from the National Archives catalog · photos from Wikimedia Commons, credited on each place

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