Editing Colcord, Oklahoma (section)

== History ==
Colcord's history starts decades before the establishment of the town itself, with the community of Row, [[History of Oklahoma#Indian and Oklahoma Territories|Indian Territory]], in the 1890s. As settlers moved to the area, the town of Row grew and businesses formed, including a bank, a school, a hotel, and others. A [[Post Office]] was established on May 20, 1905.<ref name="Encyclopedia"/>

In the 1920s, a road (later known as [[Oklahoma State Highway 116]]) was built that passed {{convert|1|mi|km}} south of the then-healthy town of Row. A rural mail carrier, Charles Burbage, who owned land to the south where the new road was established, [[platted]] {{convert|64.8|acres|km2}} into blocks, lots and streets. The area grew into a community known as "Little [[Tulsa]]" to locals, until residents changed the name in September 1928 to "Colcord," after [[Charles Francis Colcord]]. Mr. Colcord was a successful and prominent [[cattle ranch]]er, [[Petroleum|oil]] businessman, and early [[Oklahoma Territory]] lawman from [[Oklahoma City]], who owned a large ranch west of the two towns.<ref name="Encyclopedia"/> The ranch employed many local residents, and was very important to the economy and spirit of the area.

[[Image:Colcord High School Colcord Oklahoma.jpg|left|thumb|Colcord High School, August 2011]]
Due to better transportation and a disastrous fire that wiped out many buildings in Row, most businesses moved to Colcord,<ref>{{cite book|last=Shirk |first=George H. |authorlink=George H. Shirk |title=Oklahoma Place Names |publisher=[[University of Oklahoma Press]] |year=1987 |page=55 |edition=2, illustrated |isbn=0-8061-2028-2}}</ref> and the new town was approved to build a high school. A feud between the two towns ensued, and in the first eleven years of Colcord's existence, the school was involved in eleven lawsuits.

The community hosts "Old Settlers Day" celebration and parade on the second Saturday of June each year<ref name="Encyclopedia"/><ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.talbotlibrary.org/news-and-updates/old-settlers-day-2018-join-us-on-june-2-2018|title=Old Settlers Day 2018 - Join us on June 2, 2018!|accessdate=October 24, 2018}}</ref> to honor its heritage and the many people that settled in the area and established the town.
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