Dunbar, Oklahoma
Dunbar is a community in Pushmataha County, Oklahoma, United States,[1] 17 miles north of Antlers.
A
United States Post Office operated here from May 5, 1925, to January 15, 1956. In its early days, it was a sawmill town in the Indian Territory.[2]
During the 1880s, the
right-of-way
. These stations also served as points at which the trains could draw water.
The site of Dunbar was selected because of its proximity to the Kiamichi River, with its abundant water supply. Adjacent station stops were established at Stanley to the north and Wadena to the south.
The sparsely populated area, at that time known as
Choctaw Indians who farmed or subsisted on the land.[3] Few roads or trails existed. Transportation was provided by the Frisco Railroad, which offered six trains per day—three in each direction—until it closed to passenger traffic during the late 1950s. It continued freight operations until 1981, when it closed altogether and its rails were removed. The loss of passenger rail coincided with the construction of Oklahoma State Highway 2
.
Dunbar, in one of the most scenic valleys in the state, is framed by Dunbar Mountain on the east and Bull Creek Mountain on the west.
References
- ^ U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Dunbar, Oklahoma
- ^ George H. Shirk, Oklahoma Place Names, p. 67; Post Office Site Location Reports, Record Group 28, National Archives
- ^ Morris, John W. Historical Atlas of Oklahoma (Norman: University of Oklahoma, 1986), plate 38.
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