Moyers, Oklahoma
| Moyers | |
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| Unincorporated community | |
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| Coordinates: 34°19′34″N 95°39′13″W / 34.32611°N 95.65361°WCoordinates: 34°19′34″N 95°39′13″W / 34.32611°N 95.65361°W | |
| Country | United States |
| State | Oklahoma |
| County | Pushmataha |
| Time zone | Central (CST) (UTC-6) |
| • Summer (DST) | CDT (UTC-5) |
Moyers is a small unincorporated community located in Pushmataha County, Oklahoma, United States.
A permanent settlement has existed at the site of modern Moyers since at least the 1880s.
During the 1880s the St. Louis-San Francisco Railway, more popularly known as the “Frisco”, built a line from north to south through the Choctaw Nation, connecting Fort Smith, Arkansas with Paris, Texas. The railroad paralleled the Kiamichi River throughout much of its route in present-day Pushmataha County, Oklahoma. Train stations were established every few miles to aid in opening up the land and, more particularly, to serve as the locations of section houses. Supervisors for their respective miles of track lived in the section houses to administer the track and its right-of-way. These stations also served as points at which the trains could draw water.
The site of the future Moyers was selected because of its proximity to the Kiamichi River, with its abundant water supply. Adjacent station stops were established at Kosoma, Oklahoma, to the north, and Davenport—now Kellond, Oklahoma—to the south.
The sparsely-populated area, at that time known as Jack’s Fork County of the Choctaw Nation, in the Indian Territory, was home to Choctaw Indians who farmed or subsisted on the land. Few roads or trails existed. But with the railroad came white settlers, seeking commercial opportunities.
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