The story
from WikipediaRead it all ↗The town of Lambert was named after Ambrose Lambert, who owned the original townsite. Lambert is contiguous to the similar small community of Yewed directly to its east. Part of the area known as the Cherokee Outlet, Lambert was originally part of Woods County after 1893 until the time of statehood in 1907, when the area became part of newly formed Alfalfa County.
The Choctaw Northern Railroad (later owned by the Chicago, Rock Island and Pacific
), which in 1901 became the county's first railroad, connected Lambert to the other Alfalfa county towns of Aline, Augusta, Ingersoll, Driftwood, Amorita, and on into Kansas. Lambert had a U.S. Post Office beginning in November 21, 1901 and remaining open until April 30, 1952.
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The first neighbors to add old photos shape how Lambert’s history is told.
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2000
Nothing in Lambert is on the National Register yet
That’s true of most small towns. It doesn’t mean Lambert has no history, only that no one has written up a nomination. The closest listed place is Alfalfa County Courthouse in Cherokee, 6.2 miles away.
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Then & now
When neighbors add old photos, retakes from the same spot appear here side by side.