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According to the Encyclopedia of Oklahoma History and Culture the present community was named for a Creek allottee, Hattie Yargee. The town was developed along the St. Louis, Oklahoma and Southern Railway, which was built between 1900 and 1901. When a post office was established on February 6, 1902, the Post Office Department changed the spelling of the office to the present Yeager. An oil and gas field opened in the town in 1917 and helped support the railroad industry in the 1920s.

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Before
2000
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National Register of Historic Places

Nothing in Yeager is on the National Register yet

That’s true of most small towns. It doesn’t mean Yeager has no history, only that no one has written up a nomination. The closest listed place is Holdenville Armory in Holdenville, 5.5 miles away.

Yeager and the nearest listed places

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Holdenville ArmoryJohn E. Turner HouseHoldenville City HallWetumka ArmorySilas L. Brown HouseWewoka Switch and Side Tracks

Closest to Yeager

Holdenville ArmoryHoldenville · Built 19365.5miJohn E. Turner HouseHoldenville · Built 19106miHoldenville City HallHoldenville · Built 19106.1miWetumka ArmoryWetumka · Built 19367.7miSilas L. Brown HouseWewoka · Built 19108.3mi

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. Holdenville Armory’s page links to a real one.
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National Park Service, National Register of Historic Places · photos from Wikimedia Commons

Then & now

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📜 Holdenville📜 Horntown📜 Wetumka📜 Wewoka
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