Stroud’s history is
mostly unwritten
The public archives hold just one old photo of Stroud. The rest are in attics, shoeboxes and the historical society. Help start the collection.
The story
from WikipediaRead it all ↗Stroud was founded in 1892 and named for James W. Stroud, a developer. Early in its history, Stroud lay in Oklahoma Territory, where alcoholic drinks could be sold legally. Towns close to the boundary between Oklahoma Territory and Indian Territory were known as "whiskey towns," and had a reputation as a "wild" town due to its many saloons and other businesses catering to thirsty cowboys and travelers arriving from "dry" Indian Territory. These days were short-lived, however, because Oklahoma statehood in 1907, forced Stroud to become "dry" as well.
In 1901, after a race riot, Stroud became a sundown town, with a prominent sign warning African Americans not to stay overnight.
Text from Wikipedia, licensed CC BY-SA 4.0.
Timeline
built from the dates on the items belowStart Stroud’s collection
The first neighbors to add old photos shape how Stroud’s history is told.
1 of 10 decades since 1900 have photos 🔁Retake an old viewMarketing cotton on streets of St…, 1909: stand where they stood+15 📦Share a family photoSign in to add one+10Stroud, decade by decade
1990s
CommonsStroud 042017
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CommonsWilliamAlfredMenschBldgStroudOk2014
CommonsWalterHadleyHouse2014
CommonsStroudTradingCoBldgStroudOk2014
CommonsOzarkTrailsSectionRt66StroudOk2014
CommonsOldStroudSchoolStroudOk2014
CommonsJosephCarpenterHouse2014
CommonsJamesWStroudHouseStroudOk2014
CommonsHotelLincolnStroudOk2014
CommonsHadleyHouseStroudOk2014
CommonsGeorgeHughesHouseStroudOk2014
CommonsBonTonHouseStroudOk2014
CommonsStroud Oklahoma2008
Commons2006-08-23 - Road Trip - Day 31 - United States - Oklahoma …200614 historic places in Stroud
14 places in Stroud 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
Listed 2001Rock CafeListed 1973Moses Keokuk HouseListed 1979Graham HotelListed 1979Stroud Trading Company BuildingListed 1984James W. Stroud HouseListed 1984Hadley HouseListed 1986Southwestern Bell Telephone BuildingListed 1986Bon Ton HouseListed 1986George Hughes HouseListed 1986Joseph Carpenter HouseListed 1986Walter Hadley HouseListed 1995Hotel LincolnListed 1997Stroud School, OldListed 2000William Alfred Mensch BuildingThen & now
No then-and-now pairs yet. Take a photo from the same spot as Marketing cotton on streets of Stroud, Okla (1909) and it appears here side by side.
🔁 Retake this view · +15Stories next door
nearby towns’ historyFrom Wikimedia Commons (15), the Library of Congress (1) and the National Register (8). Images are copied here with their credits and licenses, shown on each photo’s page. Refreshed monthly.