The Upbuilding of Society

WAGONER

BECAME INDIAN TERRITORY'S FIRST
INCORPORATED TOWN JAN 4, 1896
UNDER MANSFIELD'S DIGEST OF THE
LAWS OF ARKANSAS. THE CITIZENS
(ABOUT 2000) SOUGHT TO FORM A
CITY GOVERNMENT TO PROVIDE LAW
AND ORDER, PUBLIC IMPROVEMENTS
AND THE UPBUILDING OF SOCIETY.
WAGONER BEGAN INDIAN TERRITORY'S
FIRST FREE MUNICIPAL SCHOOLS
IN 1897.

OKLAHOMA HISTORICAL SOCIETY
WAGONER COUNTY HISTORICAL SOCIETY
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