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Quinton’s history is
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The public archives hold no old photos of Quinton. The rest are in attics, shoeboxes and the historical society. Help start the collection.

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The story

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A post office was established at Quinton, Indian Territory on March 28, 1902. It was named for Martha Elizabeth Quinton, a prominent local Choctaw. At the time of its founding, Quinton was located in Gaines County, Choctaw Nation.

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Famous people close to Quinton

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Donna NelsonDonna NelsonEufaula · 17 miJ. C. WattsJ. C. WattsEufaula · 17 miAlexander PoseyAlexander PoseyEufaula · 17 miTMTim MeansWilburton · 15 miLSLee Roy SelmonEufaula · 17 miWilliam Grady StiglerWilliam Grady StiglerStigler · 17 mi
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Quinton, decade by decade

Before
2000
No old photos in the archives yetWeddings on Main Street, storms, parades, school pictures, the old store. If it’s in your family album, it belongs here.
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National Register of Historic Places

Nothing in Quinton is on the National Register yet

That’s true of most small towns. It doesn’t mean Quinton has no history, only that no one has written up a nomination. The closest listed place is Kinta High School in Kinta, 7.4 miles away.

Quinton and the nearest listed places

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Kinta High SchoolScott StoreCotton Storage HouseAsh Creek SchoolTipton Ridge SchoolRobbers Cave State Park

Closest to Quinton

Kinta High SchoolKinta · Building7.4miScott StoreKinta · Building7.6miCotton Storage HouseKinta · Structure7.6miAsh Creek SchoolQuinton · Built 19368miTipton Ridge SchoolCarlton Landing · Built 19368mi

How a place gets listed

1Talk to the stateEvery nomination goes through the State Historic Preservation Office. Owners, towns and historical societies can start one.
2Try a local or state list firstMany states keep their own register with a shorter form, a common first step for old barns, halls and schoolhouses.
3Write it upA nomination covers the history, photos and a map. Kinta High School’s page links to a real one.
Know an old place in Quinton?A mill, a schoolhouse, a cellar hole, a church: add a photo of it to Quinton’s story, or a memory of it.
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National Park Service, National Register of Historic Places · photos from Wikimedia Commons

Then & now

When neighbors add old photos, retakes from the same spot appear here side by side.

Stories next door

nearby towns’ history
📜 Kinta📜 Whitefield📜 Carlton Landing📜 Wilburton

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