Editing Garber, Oklahoma (section)

==History==
The Garber family participated in the [[Land Run of 1893]], claiming {{convert|160|acres|km2}} of land that would become the city of Garber. The [[Enid & Tonkawa Railway]] built a line in 1899 that ran from [[North Enid, Oklahoma|North Enid]] to [[Billings, Oklahoma|Billings]], near the brothers' land. In October 1899, the Garber Town Company, owned by brothers Milton C. and Burton A. Garber, platted the town.<ref>http://garberok.info {{webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20091113045927/http://garberok.info/ |date=2009-11-13 }}</ref> Burton Garber was part-owner of the Garber Oil Company.<ref name="EOHC-Garber"/>

[[Ed Long (politician)|Ed Long]] (1934-2017), Oklahoma state senator and businessman, was born in Garber.<ref>'Former Oklahoma Sen. Ed Long dies at 73,' '''Stillwater News Press,''' Michelle Charles, October 13, 2017</ref>