Editing Carrier, Oklahoma (section)

==History==
The area around Carrier was first settled by farmers who moved there following the opening of the [[Cherokee Outlet]] in 1893.<ref name="EOHC-Carrier">Everett, Dianna, "[http://www.okhistory.org/publications/enc/entry.php?entry=CA061 Carrier]", ''Encyclopedia of Oklahoma History and Culture''. Oklahoma Historical Society, Accessed June 24, 2015.</ref> The origin of the name "Carrier" comes from the first postmaster, Solomon S. Carrier. Buildings were constructed to serve area farmers, including businesses, a school, and a [[Congregational church]].<ref name="EOHC-Carrier"/> In 1903, the Northwestern Townsite Company as the Arkansas Valley and Western Railway, which was planning to build a railway through the area, laid out a town site around a mile from the existing site, and the businesses relocated to the new location.<ref name="EOHC-Carrier"/> In 1904, the railway was finished.<ref name="EOHC-Carrier"/> The town's economy was primarily based on agriculture and the petroleum industry.<ref name="EOHC-Carrier"/> Carrier was not incorporated until 1972; its incorporation status is "[[town]]".<ref name="EOHC-Carrier"/> In the 21st century, many of the people who live in Carrier commute to work in [[Enid, Oklahoma|Enid]].<ref name="EOHC-Carrier"/>