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Labor History Sites in Wagoner County, OK

Company towns, union halls, strike sites and workers' housing, the history of the people who did the work.

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Wagoner County is one of 77 counties in Oklahoma. Reading about this period is one thing. Standing where it happened, with the record in your hand, is how it stops being a date on a test.

On the record near Wagoner County, OK

The 12 nearest

12 listed sites on the record match labor history sites within 300 miles of Wagoner County, OK, out of 145 listed sites of every kind within 25 miles. 18 listed sites carry Wagoner County as their county.

  1. Mass Grave of the Mexican Miners75 miles from the center of Wagoner County · Site · McAlester · listed 1980National Register of Historic Places
  2. Kress Building (S.H. Kress & Company Store)133 miles from the center of Wagoner County · Building · Iola · listed 2022National Register of Historic Places
  3. Johnson Hotel and Boarding House168 miles from the center of Wagoner County · Building · Duncan · listed 1986National Register of Historic Places
  4. Morrell Boarding House180 miles from the center of Wagoner County · Fannin CountyRecorded Texas Historic Landmark
  5. Porter-McClure Paint Company Store200 miles from the center of Wagoner County · Building · Texarkana · listed 2025National Register of Historic Places
  6. Cohn/Gardner-Hill & Company Store205 miles from the center of Wagoner County · Building · Eudora · listed 2021National Register of Historic Places
  7. Insurance Building--Consumers Cooperative Association Building221 miles from the center of Wagoner County · Building · Kansas City · listed 2005National Register of Historic Places
  8. Department of Labor Employment Security Division Office224 miles from the center of Wagoner County · Building · Searcy · listed 2022National Register of Historic Places
  9. Hillview Cooperative Dairy Farm Historic District231 miles from the center of Wagoner County · District · Hughesville · listed 1991National Register of Historic Places
  10. Bone, Luke, Grocery--Boarding House232 miles from the center of Wagoner County · Building · Bald Knob · listed 1991National Register of Historic Places
  11. Bois d'Arc Cooperative Dairy Farm Historic District239 miles from the center of Wagoner County · District · Hughesville · listed 1991National Register of Historic Places
  12. Anderson Boarding House259 miles from the center of Wagoner County · Building · Clarendon · listed 1984National Register of Historic Places

Distances are straight-line from the center of Wagoner County, OK. Many sites are private property or working buildings - view them from the public way. See them on the map.

Labor History in Wagoner County, step by step

  1. 1

    Read the short history of the period for this area

  2. 2

    Open the map filtered to the sites from that chapter

  3. 3

    Visit the nearest site and read its full record

  4. 4

    Ask what the marker leaves out and look for the rest

  5. 5

    Add the site to a route that follows the period in order

What people in Wagoner County, OK ask first

How much does it cost to visit these sites in Wagoner County, OK?

Most listed sites can be seen from a public road or sidewalk at no cost, and the app is free to use. Some sites are private homes, working churches or museums with their own hours and fees. The record for each one says what it is, so you know before you go.

Where does the information on these sites come from?

From published records: the National Register of Historic Places, the Recorded Texas Historic Landmark program, and the Georgia Historical Society and Georgia Department of Natural Resources marker program. Every site on the page names its source.

Are the hard parts of this history included?

Yes. The record is shown as published, and the stories behind the markers include what happened, who it happened to, and how it was remembered. Leaving the hard parts out would make the stop less worth the trip.

Why are there so many of these sites near Wagoner County, OK?

Most areas have more than people expect, because the registers list every surviving building and site tied to a period, not just the famous ones. The list on this page shows exactly what is on the record nearby.

How a visit works in Wagoner County

  1. Step 1

    Find the place

    Every stop starts as a pin with real coordinates. In Wagoner County, OK the map shows what is listed around you and how far each one is, so the first decision is where to go, and it takes a few seconds.

  2. Step 2

    Read the story

    The record behind each marker is kept whole: what happened there, when, who was involved, and why it was worth a sign. You read it standing where it happened, which is the part a textbook cannot give you.

  3. Step 3

    Get there under your own power

    Walk it, run it, hike it, ride it or drive it. Stops in Wagoner County, OK are chained into routes that fit the way you move, so a lunch break, a long run or a Saturday drive can all pass through history.

  4. Step 4

    Collect it and come back

    Each stop you reach counts toward a badge, and a photo or a correction you send makes the record better for the next person. The map remembers where you have been, so the next trip starts where the last one ended.

The rules that make it work

The record comes first

Every site on these pages comes from a published register or marker program, with its source named. Nothing is listed that is not on the record.

Read the whole story

A marker is a few lines on a post. The story behind it is longer, and it includes the hard parts. Both are worth the stop.

Movement makes it stick

People remember the places they walked to. A route through five markers teaches more than fifty marker pages read on a couch.

Local beats famous

The marker two streets over usually has a better story than the one in the guidebook, and nobody else is standing in front of it.

Respect the ground

Many sites are private homes, working churches or cemeteries. View from the public way, follow posted hours, and leave it as you found it.

Every visitor can improve it

Markers go missing, get moved, or carry mistakes. A photo or a location fix from the person standing there is how the record stays right.

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