Misplaced Pages

#869130

29-573: The Owl Blacksmith Shop , at 208 W. Rainey in Weatherford, Oklahoma , is a historic blacksmith shop. It was bought by Lee Cotter Sr. in 1913, from the "Attabury Boys" who had operated before, perhaps from as early as 1898. It was listed on the National Register of Historic Places listings in Custer County, Oklahoma in 1983. It has also been known as Lee Cotter's Blacksmith Shop . In 1983 it

58-560: A Las Vegas based natural gas company, for $ 1.8 billion. In January 2000, Oneok terminated the pending merger of the two companies, and Southwest Gas filed a lawsuit against Oneok. Judge Roslyn O. Silver dismissed two of the cases against Oneok in June 2001, and Oneok agreed to pay Southern Union $ 3 million to settle the remaining case. In October 2002, Oneok acquired the Texas division and assets of Southern Union Gas for $ 420 million. Oneok renamed

87-574: A Moon rock . Aircraft displays include an actual Sopwith Pup , F-86 , F-104 , T-33 , T-38 , F-16 , and a rare MIG-21 , as well as full-scale replicas of the Wright Flyer , Bleriot and Spirit of St. Louis . Weatherford is the hometown of astronaut Thomas P. Stafford , veteran of four space flights and commander of the Gemini 9 , Apollo 10 missions and the Apollo–Soyuz project. The museum

116-468: A household in the city was $ 26,908, and the median income for a family was $ 41,401. Males had a median income of $ 29,683 versus $ 20,833 for females. The per capita income for the city was $ 16,046. About 11.8% of families and 21.7% of the population were below the poverty line , including 19.1% of those under age 18 and 11.8% of those age 65 or over. Kodak 's 50-year old manufacturing plant in Weatherford

145-715: A member of the WTC district, high school juniors and seniors living in the Weatherford School District have the opportunity to attend classes at WTC. High school students who are residents of the WTC District can enroll in WTC full-time training on a tuition-free basis. Adult students are allowed to attend classes on a tuition basis. Weatherford is home to the wind power facility called the Weatherford Wind Energy Center, with 98 GE 1.5 MW Wind Turbines, for

174-484: A project underway to build a high-rise headquarters building at Fifth and Boulder. Oneok realized that it would be more economical to cap the planned structure at 17 stories and move its headquarters there, rather than to proceed with its original plan. It completed the new black granite and glass tower in 1984. In 2009, Oneok sponsored the construction of Oneok Field , the new Tulsa Drillers minor league baseball stadium in downtown Tulsa . Oklahoma Natural Gas Company

203-776: A separate company named One Gas . In November 2021, Oneok resumed construction of its natural gas processing facility Demicks Lake III plant in McKenzie County, North Dakota which was originally delayed due to the COVID-19 pandemic . The Demicks Lake III plant was later completed and began operations in February 2023. In July 2022, a Oneok gas plant in Medford, Oklahoma exploded, causing no injuries but temporarily expelling roughly 1,000 residents from their homes. In January 2023, Oneok reached an insurance settlement payment of $ 930 million and

232-513: A total nameplate capacity of 147 MW. Weatherford was, for many years, situated on a main line of the now defunct Rock Island Railroad , which is still in operation by Farmrail Corporation . With the advent of the automobile, the city was initially located on State Highway 3 starting in the early 1920s, which was redesignated as U.S. Route 66 in 1926 and paved entirely across Western Oklahoma by 1932. Route 66, which followed Main Street through

261-636: Is a city in Custer County, Oklahoma , United States. The population was 12,076 at the time of the 2020 census , a gain of about 11.5% over the 10,833 figure from the 2010 census . According to the United States Census Bureau , the city has a total area of 7.05 square miles (18.3 km ), all land. Situated on land made available to homesteaders as part of the Cheyenne-Arapaho Roundup and Removal on April 19, 1892, Weatherford

290-634: Is available at Will Rogers World Airport , about 69 miles to the east. Oneok Oneok's Energy Services operation focuses primarily on marketing natural gas and related services throughout the U.S. Energy Services, which derives more than 84 percent of its earnings from the physical marketing business, showed an operating income increase of $ 26.5 million. Energy Services’ retail business participates in customer gas choice program in Nebraska and Wyoming. Oneok's predecessor, Oklahoma Natural Gas Company (ONG), had been headquartered in an Art Deco building on

319-457: Is located at the Thomas P. Stafford Airport . Weatherford also has The Oklahoma Heartland of America Museum, which opened in 2007. The 12,000 square foot building contains many artifacts from the late 1800s through the 1950s in thirty-two major historical exhibits, including a 1931 Model A Ford sports coupe, and features three historic theme buildings (diner, school house, and blacksmith's shop) on

SECTION 10

#1732851124870

348-550: Is one of two universities in the state that feature an accredited school of pharmacy. Parochial schools in the area include ACSI accredited Western Oklahoma Christian School, which has campuses in Weatherford, as well as nearby Clinton and Elk City , serving grades pre-kindergarten through six. Corn Bible Academy, located in the Washita County town of Corn , serves students in grades seven through twelve. Weatherford Public Schools provides public education services to

377-732: The Louisiana Gulf Coast. Oneok has four business segments: natural gas liquids, natural gas gathering and processing, natural gas pipelines, and refined products and crude oil . Some of the pipelines Oneok operates include the Northern Border Pipeline , the Roadrunner Gas Transmission Pipeline, the Arbuckle Pipeline, and the Elk Creek Pipeline. Magellan Midstream Partners operates as

406-409: The city of Weatherford as well as surrounding rural areas in southeastern Custer and northeastern Washita counties. The district operates three elementary schools, one middle school, and one high school. Western Technology Center (WTC) provides the opportunity for adults and high school students to get occupationally-specific training. Weatherford Public Schools is a member of the WTC district. As

435-562: The city was 73.7% White , 4.9% African American , 2.3% Native American , 1.4% Asian , 0.03% Pacific Islander , 1.76% from other races , and 6.6% from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino of any race were 10.8% of the population. There were 3,991 households, out of which 25.8% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 42.5% were married couples living together, 9.0% had a female householder with no husband present, and 45.2% were non-families. 31.6% of all households were made up of individuals, and 8.3% had someone living alone who

464-453: The city, was lined with various tourist businesses including cafes, motels and gasoline stations like most other cities along the highway. Several blocks of Main Street were also paved in brick until the mid-1950s when it was widened to a four-lane thoroughfare. Interstate 40 was completed east and west of the city in 1960 generally paralleling the old U.S. 66 alignment, which was retained as frontage road. The I-40 bypass skirting Weatherford to

493-782: The company announced plans to transition gas fractionation operations away from the Medford plant. In September 2023, Oneok acquired Magellan Midstream Partners for $ 18.8 billion. Included in the acquisition for Oneok was the Magellan-owned East Houston terminal and crude oil trading hub, facilities in Galena Park, Texas and Seabrook, Texas , and a terminal in Pasadena, Texas . In May 2024, Oneok agreed to acquire Gulf Coast NGL Pipelines from Easton Energy for $ 280 million. The deal included 450 miles of pipelines located in Texas and

522-589: The company to Texas Gas Service when the acquisition was completed. In September 2004, Oneok acquired Northern Plains Natural Gas Co. for $ 175 million. The deal also gave Oneok a controlling interest in Northern Border Partners, which had a master limited partnership on 6,600 miles of pipeline, five natural gas processing plants, and two fractional plants. In July 2013, Oneok spun off its natural gas distribution businesses, including Oklahoma Natural Gas Co., Kansas Gas Service, and Texas Gas Service, into

551-539: The company's name to Oneok Inc. Also at that time the gas service part of the company was made into a separate division, retaining the name of Oklahoma Natural Gas. In 1996, Oneok acquired Western Resources' natural gas pipeline and plants for $ 660 million in stock. From the acquisition, Oneok acquired roughly 1,575 Western Resources employees as well as the 624,000 customers in Kansas and 36,000 customers in northeast Oklahoma. In 1999, Oneok agreed to acquire Southwest Gas,

580-498: The major economic base, with corn, cotton, and maize the major crops. Additionally, a brick plant, a cement plant, and a broom factory provided jobs as well as supplies for early residents. As of the census of 2015, there were 12,126 people, 3,991 households, and 2,187 families residing in the city. The population density was 1,699.3 inhabitants per square mile (656.1/km ). There were 4,468 housing units at an average density of 770.1 per square mile (297.3/km ). The racial makeup of

609-521: The museum grounds. The City of Weatherford has twelve parks containing over eight hundred acres, including Heritage Park, across from City Hall, which displays a wind turbine blade for close inspection. Weatherford has four NRHP-listed sites including the Owl Blacksmith Shop at 208 W. Rainey. At the turn of the 20th century, Weatherford beat out several other cities vying to become the home to Southwestern Oklahoma State University (SWOSU), at

SECTION 20

#1732851124870

638-576: The northwest corner of Seventh Street and Boston Avenue in Tulsa since 1928. In 1982, Oneok chairman, J. E. Tyree, announced plans to demolish the ONG building and replace it with a new 16-story tower. However, this did not happen. Instead, Oneok bought a new Cities Service Company building still under construction (later renamed Citgo ) in August, 1982. The Cities Service Company, undergoing financial difficulties, already had

667-544: The south was completed in July, 1970 the same day the I-40 bypass was opened to traffic 15 miles (24 km) to the west at Clinton and followed shortly thereafter by bypasses at Elk City and Sayre. In addition to Route 66 and I-40, Weatherford is also served by north–south State Highway 54 . The Thomas P Stafford Airport (KOJA; FAA ID: OJA), two miles northeast of town, features a 5100’ x 75’ paved runway. Commercial air transportation

696-616: The time known as Southwestern Oklahoma State College. Founded in 1901, it was first known as Southwestern State Teachers College. SWOSU became the largest institute of higher education in Western Oklahoma, with more than 4,200 undergraduates and post graduates by 2015. SWOSU is placed in Tier 2 of the "Regional Universities (West)" category in the 2016 edition of the U.S. News & World Report Education Rankings and offers associate, bachelor's, master's and professional doctorate degree programs. It

725-401: Was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.27 and the average family size was 2.96. In the city, the population was spread out, with 19.8% under the age of 18, 32.1% from 18 to 24, 22.4% from 25 to 44, 16.2% from 45 to 64, and 9.4% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 24 years. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 91.2 males. The median income for

754-785: Was founded on October 12, 1906 by businessmen Dennis T. Flynn and Charles B. Ames. During the spring and fall of 1907, the company built a gas pipeline from Osage County to Sapulpa and Oklahoma City. On December 28, 1907, the $ 1.7 million project was completed. In 1910, the company built the first compressor station in the state of Oklahoma. By 1919, the Oklahoma Natural Gas Company supplied gas to thirty-seven communities in Oklahoma across more than one thousand miles of line. The company had grown to 600 employees and maintained 6,600 miles of pipeline by 1956. In December 1980 Oklahoma Natural Gas Company's board of directors changed

783-404: Was incorporated on August 3, 1898, on a townsite location chosen by banking and civic leader Beeks Erick. By 1900, the town's population was 1,017. The town's original post office was located approximately two miles north of town, on William John and Lorinda Powell Weatherford's homestead. Lorinda Weatherford served as its postmaster and namesake. In its early years, farming and ranching provided

812-505: Was still in operation, run by Lee Cotter, the son, who had been 6 years old when the place was bought. A 2008 survey of historic resources mentioned it being in the fourth generation of use, and it being located on the original U.S. Route 66 . 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 . Weatherford, Oklahoma Weatherford

841-532: Was subject to a $ 15 million expansion in 2017 related to flexographic packaging plates. Weatherford is a hub for multiple oil and natural gas industry leaders such as Oneok Field Services and Chesapeake Energy , as well as a location for wind power production. The 40,000-square-foot (3,700 m ) Stafford Air & Space Museum is home to the Gemini 6A spacecraft, an actual Titan II missile, WWII V-2 rocket , Saturn V F-1 engine as well as flown space suits, flight equipment, Space Shuttle engines, and

#869130