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Snyder’s history is mostly unwritten

The public archives hold just one old photo of Snyder. The rest are in attics, shoeboxes and the historical society. Help start the collection.

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What stands out about Snyder’s past

Read from the archive, the National Register and the record. The page puts what stands out first.

A history waiting to be writtenOnly 1 old photo is in the public archives. The rest are in attics and albums.
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Decades since 1900 with photos
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1 of 10 decades. The empty ones are waiting for someone’s album.
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The story

How Snyder came to be

From Wikipedia’s history of Snyder.

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The community of Snyder was established in Oklahoma Territory, just 2 miles (3.2 km) south of Mountain Park in 1902. The founder was Charles G. Jones of Oklahoma City, president of the Oklahoma City and Western Railroad, who had a dispute with that municipality. Jones named the new town for Bryan Snyder, an employee of the St. Louis and San Francisco Railway (Frisco), which ran north and south through the townsite.

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Timeline

Snyder, 1902 to 1961

Woven from the archive, the National Register and the people born here.

  1. 20th century
  2. 1902
    FoundingSnyder is established
  3. 1913Born hereDavid Walker “Deke” Lowe II is born here
  4. 1961In the archiveHerb Greene, Snyder, Oklahoma, 1961. Photo by Robert Alan Bowlby
By decade

Snyder, decade by decade

One decade in the archive so far: the 1960s. Scroll each row; tap a photo for its story.

1960s1 item
Herb Greene, Snyder, Oklahoma, 1961. Photo by Robert Alan Bowlby1961Herb Greene, Snyder, Oklahoma, 1961. Photo by Robert …
1970s–1990snothing yet
Nothing in the archives for these yearsWeddings on Main Street, storms, parades, school pictures, the old store. If it’s in your family album, it belongs here.
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Snyder OK Welcome Sign 3-20252025Snyder OK Welcome Sign 3-2025 Snyder OK Granite Sign 3-20252025Snyder OK Granite Sign 3-2025 Snyder OK City Hall 3-20252025Snyder OK City Hall 3-2025 Snyder OK Bank & Downtown 3-20252025Snyder OK Bank & Downtown 3-2025 OKMap-doton-Snyder2004OKMap-doton-Snyder
Then & now

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Herb Greene, Snyder, Oklahoma, 1961. Photo by Robert Alan Bowlby
Retake this viewHerb Greene, Snyder, Oklahoma, 1961. Photo by Robert Alan Bowlby, 1961

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