Wynnewood, Oklahoma
| Wynnewood, Oklahoma | |
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| City | |
 Location of Wynnewood, Oklahoma |
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| Coordinates: 34°38′38″N 97°9′53″W / 34.64389°N 97.16472°WCoordinates: 34°38′38″N 97°9′53″W / 34.64389°N 97.16472°W | |
| Country | United States |
| State | Oklahoma |
| County | Garvin |
| Area | |
| • Total | 1.5 sq mi (3.8 km2) |
| • Land | 1.5 sq mi (3.8 km2) |
| • Water | 0.0 sq mi (0.0 km2) |
| Elevation | 902 ft (275 m) |
| Population (2010) | |
| • Total | 2,212 |
| • Density | 1,507/sq mi (582.0/km2) |
| Time zone | Central (CST) (UTC-6) |
| • Summer (DST) | CDT (UTC-5) |
| ZIP code | 73098 |
| Area code(s) | 405 |
| FIPS code | 40-82400 |
| GNIS feature ID | 1100027 |
Wynnewood is a city in Garvin County, Oklahoma, United States. It is 67 miles (108 km) south of Oklahoma City. The population was 2,212 at the 2010 U.S. census, compared to 2,367 at the 2000 census. Located in what was then the Chickasaw Nation of Indian Territory, it began as a village called "Walner" in 1886, on the proposed route of the Gulf, Colorado and Santa Re Railway. Railroad workers from Pennsylvania named the community for Wynnewood, a community outside of Philadelphia. The name became official on April 6, 1887.
Wynnewood quickly became a market town for the surrounding area. In 1887, Presbyterian missionary Mary Semple Hotchkins moved her school for Chickasaw children from Cherokee Town to Wynnewood. In 1901, local citizens paid for building Indianola College. A promotional brochure published in 1907 called Wynnewood "the Queen City of the Famous Washita Valley." It could soon boast of having an opera house, electric lights, telephones, and the thirty-room Eskridge Hotel.
The Eskridge Hotel continued in business until 1970, when it closed for good. In 1973, the Wynnewood Historical Society bought the three-story structure and converted it into a museum of local history. Hotel rooms have been decorated to depict life in Oklahoma during the late 19th century and early 20th century. In 1978, the former hotel was added to the National Register of Historic Places (NRHP).
Wynnewood is located in southeastern Garvin County at 34°38′38″N 97°9′53″W / 34.64389°N 97.16472°W (34.643884, -97.164694). According to the United States Census Bureau, the city has a total area of 1.5 square miles (3.8 km2), all land. The Washita River, a tributary of the Red River, runs just to the west of the city.
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