The story
from WikipediaRead it all ↗John Ringling and a partner, Jake Hamon, financed construction of the Oklahoma, New Mexico and Pacific Railway in 1913, to provide transportation to farmers and ranchers between Ardmore and Lawton. Construction began on May 1, 1913, at Ardmore and progressed westward. Oil was discovered in the Healdton field in August 1913. Seeing an opportunity to make big money in the oil business, Ringling and Hamon decided to divert the railroad toward Healdton, 10 miles (16 km) northeast of the town site. A post office was established during June 1914.
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The first neighbors to add old photos shape how Ringling’s history is told.
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Ringling, decade by decade
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Nothing in Ringling is on the National Register yet
That’s true of most small towns. It doesn’t mean Ringling has no history, only that no one has written up a nomination. The closest listed place is Zaneis School Teacher's Dormitory in Healdton, 5.3 miles away.
Ringling and the nearest listed places
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Then & now
When neighbors add old photos, retakes from the same spot appear here side by side.
Stories next door
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