The story
from WikipediaRead it all ↗The town now known as Gotebo was originally named Harrison (honoring President Benjamin Harrison) when it was founded in August 1901, during the opening of the Kiowa, Comanche, and Apache Reservation. A railroad station had been built nearby a few months before, which officials of the Chicago, Rock Island and Pacific Railway had named Gotebo, in honor of a well-respected Kiowa chief. He was one of the first Kiowa baptized at the Rainy Mountain Church, and was buried at the Rainy Mountain Indian Cemetery, between Gotebo and Mountain View. The name of the post office was soon changed from Harrison to Gotebo, and the town incorporated under the latter name.
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The first neighbors to add old photos shape how Gotebo’s history is told.
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Nothing in Gotebo is on the National Register yet
That’s true of most small towns. It doesn’t mean Gotebo has no history, only that no one has written up a nomination. The closest listed place is Kiowa County Courthouse in Hobart, 12.7 miles away.
Gotebo and the nearest listed places
How a place gets listed
Then & now
When neighbors add old photos, retakes from the same spot appear here side by side.
Stories next door
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