26-512: The Hotel Franklin , at 217 West Jefferson in Mangum, Oklahoma , was built in 1929. It was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 2007. It is a five-story, red brick building located at the northwest comer of Mangum's town square, specifically at the northwest corner of West Jefferson Street and West Commerce Alley. It was designed by architects Layton, Hicks & Forsyth and
52-460: A 1907 hospital building and features over 60 rooms of artifacts relevant to the history of Old Greer County. The hospital was built by Dr. Fowler Border [1] before Oklahoma reached statehood. The Margaret Carder Library, founded in 1922, contains 14,318 volumes and circulates 11,794 items per year. The annual Mangum Rattlesnake Derby, typically in April, features not only a rattlesnake hunt, but also
78-613: A Mexican drug lord, Tito Garza ( Greg Serano ), for stealing fertilizer that is intended to make methamphetamine. Garza is scheduled to be turned over to the FBI for federal charges when Annie mysteriously disappears after a date with Rack, who discovers that Annie has been kidnapped by Tito's older brother, Manuel Garza ( Carlos Sanz ), who runs a large Mexican drug cartel. Manuel contacts the police and demands Tito be returned to him in Santa Luna, Mexico, or he will kill Annie. Despite being taken off
104-516: A festival and large flea market. Locations in Mangum listed on the National Register of Historic Places listings in Greer County, Oklahoma include: Mangum is governed by a city commission and a City Manager. Mangum is served by U.S. Route 283 , as well as Oklahoma State Highway 34 . Oklahoma State Highway 9 connects just north of town. Mangum has a civil airport named Scott Field located on
130-485: A gunfight with Garza's men and it is revealed that Annie's rich and powerful stepfather, Buck Baker ( Barry Corbin ) is Garza's partner and his United Farm Enterprises is the base for the largest methamphetamine operation in Oklahoma. Baker reveals that the local district attorney, Levin ( Curtis Armstrong ), is corrupt and that he has been giving Annie's mother "goofy juice" to make her appear to have Alzheimer's disease. With
156-530: A high of 99.41 °F (37.45 °C). This is the Oklahoma state record high for meteorological winter (December through February). What's even more remarkable is that this occurred just three days before snow fell on Mangum. As of the census of 2000, there were 2,924 people, 1,236 households, and 765 families residing in the city. The population density was 1,673.2 inhabitants per square mile (646.0/km ). There were 1,553 housing units at an average density of 888.7 per square mile (343.1/km ). The racial makeup of
182-521: A household in the city was $ 25,064, and the median income for a family was $ 30,547. Males had a median income of $ 26,250 versus $ 16,198 for females. The per capita income for the city was $ 13,392. About 20.2% of families and 24.2% of the population were below the poverty line , including 33.3% of those under age 18 and 19.5% of those age 65 or over. Cultural attractions include the Old Greer County Museum and Pioneer Hall of Fame, which occupies
208-522: A local church was instrumental in spreading COVID-19 throughout the town, resulting in several fatalities. The Mayor at the time, Mary Jane Scott, put the town on lockdown following direction from state governor Kevin Stitt . After the lockdown was lifted and many states reopened, the safety measures in place in Mangum were also removed. According to the United States Census Bureau , the city has
234-546: A possible worldwide gross of $ 1,500,000. The film is available on DVD and Blu-Ray, and has made $ 27.5 million in DVD sales, and $ 14 million in Blu-Ray, for a total of $ 42.5 million in home video sales. The film was released to 450 theaters in 2008, and made $ 235,000 in its opening weekend, and stayed in theaters for four weeks, it made a total of $ 895,000. The film holds a rating of 0% on Rotten Tomatoes based on 11 critics. Toby Keith
260-524: A total area of 1.8 square miles (4.7 km ), all land. Lake Altus-Lugert is to the east-northeast. Mangum, Oklahoma's climate is humid subtropical ( Köppen Cfa , Trewartha Cf ), giving the area mild winters and hot, humid summers. Mangum is in USDA Plant Hardiness Zone 7a, strongly suggesting that the coldest night of each year averages between 0 °F (-18 °C) and 5 °F (-15 °C). On February 11, 2017, Mangum reached
286-509: Is home to the fourth longest-lasting light bulb , located in a fire house, according to Guinness World Records . Mangum is the setting for the 2008 movie Beer for My Horses , starring Toby Keith and Rodney Carrington . On May 20, 2019, Western Mangum was hit hard by a destructive EF2 tornado during a tornado outbreak that impacted central Oklahoma. In 2020, during the COVID-19 Pandemic Mangum made national news when
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#1732942427318312-483: Is topped by a neon "Hotel Franklin" sign. This article about a property in Oklahoma on the National Register of Historic Places is a stub . You can help Misplaced Pages by expanding it . Mangum, Oklahoma Mangum is a city in and county seat of Greer County, Oklahoma , United States. The population was 2,762 as of the 2020 United States census . Mangum was originally part of Old Greer County in
338-571: The Texas panhandle . The community was named for A. S. Mangum, who owned the land on which the town was founded in 1882. It became part of the Oklahoma Territory in 1896, and thus part of the state of Oklahoma on November 16, 1907. Beginning in 1876, the nearby Great Western Cattle Trail was used to drive cattle north from Texas to market. The community of Mangum began in 1882 when Henry Clay Sweet established it on land granted to A. S. Mangum by
364-433: The 21st century. The brick plant, now owned by Jewett Scott, also still operates and has greatly expanded production. By statehood, Mangum had a population of 2,672. It had two school buildings, an opera house and a county courthouse later listed in the National Register of Historical Places, NR 85000682. By 1930, the population had expanded to 4,806 (the highest recorded in the U.S. census). Agriculture had largely displaced
390-458: The case by their boss, Sheriff Landry ( Tom Skerritt ), Rack, Lonnie, and Skunk break Tito out of his jail cell and take him to Mexico. Along the way, they approach a young hooker named Harveyetta and are helped by a group of circus entertainers led by Charlie ( Willie Nelson ), who gives them a jug of homemade whiskey known as "circus jolly". Once in Mexico after dropping Harveyetta off, they engage in
416-531: The city limits of Mangum. Beer for My Horses (film) Beer for My Horses is a 2008 American comedy film starring, co-written and co-produced by country music entertainer Toby Keith (in his only film as screenwriter and producer) which is based on his song by the same name . The film was co-written by Keith and Rodney Carrington in his film writing debut (who also stars in the film) and directed by Michael Salomon in his directional film debut, who has directed numerous music videos for Keith. The film
442-543: The city was 84.44% White , 6.74% African American , 1.37% Native American , 0.10% Asian , 4.51% from other races , and 2.84% from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino of any race were 8.41% of the population. There were 1,236 households, out of which 25.9% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 47.0% were married couples living together, 11.2% had a female householder with no husband present, and 38.1% were non-families. 36.0% of all households were made up of individuals, and 23.2% had someone living alone who
468-683: The help of former criminal Johnny Franks, who is revealed to be undercover FBI agent Levon Spurlock, Rack kills Buck and rescues Annie. Rack, Lonnie, and Skunk turn Manuel and Tito over to the FBI in Oklahoma City and return to Mangum. There they are cheered by the local crows at the Thirsty Monkey. Landry berates them for disobeying orders, but does not arrest them and everyone toasts "whiskey for my men, beer for my horses" while serving "circus jolly". The film made $ 800,000 in its limited domestic release, with
494-409: The local bar, the Thirsty Monkey. After his girlfriend Cammie ( Gina Gershon ) leaves him when he does not make time for her due to his job and hanging out with friends, Rack finds out that his old flame Annie Streets ( Claire Forlani ) has returned home from Chicago to care for her sick mother. Rack, Lonnie, and their friend and fellow deputy Skunk Tarver ( Ted Nugent ) arrest three local criminals and
520-521: The old cattle ranches, so the city could also boast of seven cotton gins, one cotton oil mill, one cotton compress, and one flour mill. The Chicago, Rock Island and Pacific Railroad (aka Rock Island or CRI&P) built a line from Chickasha, Oklahoma to Mangum in 1900. The Wichita Falls and Northwestern Railway , acquired by the Missouri, Kansas and Texas Railway (also known as M-K-T or Katy) in 1911, operated its own line through Mangum by 1910. Mangum
546-642: The state of Texas. The Mangum post office was established April 15, 1886. This part of Texas (old Greer County) was given to Oklahoma in 1896. During Mangum's early days, the community's economy largely depended on very large cattle ranches owned or leased by land companies such as the Day Land and Cattle Company of Texas and the Franklyn Land and Cattle Company, an English syndicate. The local cowboys called Mangum "Tin City" because so many tin cans were unrolled and nailed over
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#1732942427318572-431: The western edge of the city, about 2 miles (3.2 km) from the city center. No scheduled passenger airlines serve this airport. Commercial air service is available at Lawton–Fort Sill Regional Airport about 81 miles east-southeast, or the larger Rick Husband Amarillo International Airport , about 139 miles to the west-northwest. There is no passenger rail service to or from Mangum, There are no traces of track in
598-770: The wooden planks that served as sidewalks. The Kiser Salt Works, named for owner Ben Kiser and located on the Elm Fork of the Red River was one of the earliest production operations in what would become western Oklahoma. Other early businesses in or around Mangum included the Oklahoma Granite Company, which opened in 1904, the Mangum Star newspaper, first published in 1887, and the Mangum Brick Plant, established in 1903 by D. J. Doyle. The newspaper still publishes in
624-449: Was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.25 and the average family size was 2.92. In the city, the population was spread out, with 23.8% under the age of 18, 8.1% from 18 to 24, 21.7% from 25 to 44, 22.9% from 45 to 64, and 23.4% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 42 years. For every 100 females, there were 89.1 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 85.1 males. The median income for
650-421: Was built by contractor McMillen-Shelton Co. It is 51 by 112 feet (16 m × 34 m) in plan and is generally Renaissance Revival in style, with elements of classical and Mediterranean motifs. It has a three-part form of some skyscrapers, with base, shaft and capital. It has a reinforced concrete frame, with hollow clay tile curtain walls, sheathed in break. Carthage stone is used for trim. The hotel
676-419: Was shot in and around Las Vegas, New Mexico and was released on August 8, 2008 to overwhelmingly negative reviews seeing a rare 0% critic score on Rotten Tomatoes. It made about $ 667,000 in its limited box office release. Best friends Joe Bill "Rack" Racklin ( Toby Keith ) and Lonnie Freeman ( Rodney Carrington ) are deputy sheriffs in the small town of Mangum, Oklahoma , who enjoy pig hunting and drinking at
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