The story
from WikipediaRead it all ↗Wewoka's history begins with Black Seminole John Horse, who was also known as Gopher John. In the spring of 1849, Horse and a group of Black Seminoles founded a settlement near modern-day Wewoka. Seeking safety and autonomy from the Creek Nation, they established a community located at the falls of a small stream, lying in the fertile lands between the North and South Canadian Rivers. The steady rush of water over the falls gave rise to the name We-Wo-Ka – meaning "Barking Water" in the Mvskoke (Seminole) language. Other historians say he named the settlement Wewokea after Osceola's second wife who was of both Seminole and African ancestry.
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Timeline
built from the dates on the items belowStart Wewoka’s collection
The first neighbors to add old photos shape how Wewoka’s history is told.
0 of 10 decades since 1900 have photos 🔁Retake an old view1940 Census Enumeration District …, 1880: stand where they stood+15 📦Share a family photoSign in to add one+10Famous people from Wewoka
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Wewoka, decade by decade
1990s
7 historic places in Wewoka
7 places in Wewoka 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 1980Jackson Brown House
Listed 1984Seminole County Courthouse
Listed 1985J. Coody Johnson Building
Listed 1986Hotel AldridgeListed 1981Seminole Whipping TreeListed 1985Silas L. Brown HouseListed 1985Wewoka Switch and Side TracksThen & now
No then-and-now pairs yet. Take a photo from the same spot as 1940 Census Enumeration District Maps - Oklahoma - Seminole County - Wewoka - ED 67-40, ED 67-41, ED 67-42, ED 67-43, E… (1880) and it appears here side by side.
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nearby towns’ historyFrom Wikimedia Commons (5) and the National Register (1). Images are copied here with their credits and licenses, shown on each photo’s page. Refreshed monthly.