Hennessey’s history is
mostly unwritten
The public archives hold only 2 old photos of Hennessey. The rest are in attics, shoeboxes and the historical society. Help start the collection.
The story
from WikipediaRead it all ↗Hennessey is named after Pat Hennessey, an Irish freighter who was killed at the present townsite in April 1874. He was said to have been burned on a wagon wheel, either by native Cheyenne tribesmen or White horse thieves.
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Timeline
built from the dates on the items belowStart Hennessey’s collection
The first neighbors to add old photos shape how Hennessey’s history is told.
0 of 10 decades since 1900 have photos 🔁Retake an old viewHennessey, OK: Plat of the Town o…, 1891: stand where they stood+15 📦Share a family photoSign in to add one+10Famous people from Hennessey
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Hennessey, decade by decade
1990s
2 historic places in Hennessey
2 places in Hennessey are on the National Register of Historic Places, the country’s official list of buildings and places worth saving.
Where they are
When they were listed
Then & now
No then-and-now pairs yet. Take a photo from the same spot as Hennessey, OK: Plat of the Town of Hennessey, Oklahoma Territory in the S.E. ¼ of the N.W. ¼ of Sec. 24, Twp. 19 N. R. … (1891) and it appears here side by side.
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nearby towns’ historyFrom Wikimedia Commons (4) and the National Register (2). Images are copied here with their credits and licenses, shown on each photo’s page. Refreshed monthly.