The story
from WikipediaRead it all ↗The history of Foss began when settlers from the area of the Wilson post office moved four miles north to the valley of Turkey Creek in the late 1890s. They initially wanted their new post office to be called Graham, but since that name was already taken it was named Maharg (an anagram of Graham). A flash flood on May 2, 1902, wiped out the town on Turkey Creek, destroying businesses and drowning several people. The town rebuilt on higher ground and was named Foss. The post office began operation on September 15, 1900.
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CommonsFoss State Park2022
LOCOne can't easily see this broken-down building in the tiny …2020
LOCA relatively red-earth hill along old U.S. Route 66 near th…2020
LOCA fire truck is parked, inexplicably, outside this home in …2020
LOCAn old and interesting-looking building in the tiny Oklahom…2020
CommonsOKMap-doton-Foss2004Then & now
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