Editing Henryetta, Oklahoma (section)

==History==
Hugh Henry established a ranch on Creek Nation land in 1885. He soon found a deposit of coal, which he began using to fuel the [[forge]] at his ranch. Discovery of more coal deposits in the large [[Henryetta Coal Formation]] attracted several railroads to develop these mines. A settlement named Furrs grew up around the mines. The name changed to Henryetta when a post office opened on August 28, 1900.<ref name = "EOHC-Henryetta">Bamburg, Maxine. [http://www.okhistory.org/publications/enc/entry.php?entry=HE017 "Henryetta,"] ''Encyclopedia of Oklahoma History and Culture'', Oklahoma Historical Society, Accessed July 22, 2015.</ref>

At statehood in 1907, Henryetta had 1,051 residents. The economy was based on agriculture, coal, natural gas and oil. In 1909, the area had 14 coal mines, producing 65,000 tons per month. By 1910, the population had grown to 1,671. The town added a broom factory, several brick factories and a bottling plant during the 1920s.<ref name = "EOHC-Henryetta"/>  By the time of the 36th annual report of the Department of Mines and Minerals in 1943, combined yearly production by Acme Coal Company, Atlas Coal Company, Ben Hurr Coal Company, Starr Coal Company, and Wardin-Pullen Coal Company—all of Henryetta—was over 600,000 tons.<ref name=Coal>{{cite web|url= https://digitalprairie.ok.gov/digital/collection/okresources/id/24961 |title=Thirty-sixth annual report of the Department of Mines and Minerals, 1943, page 15|publisher=Oklahoma Digital Prairie|accessdate=May 8, 2021}}</ref>

Henryetta's manufacturing base continued to expand. Pittsburgh Plate Glass ([[PPG Industries|PPG]]) built a [[plate glass]] window plant in Henryetta in 1929–30,<ref name="Glass">{{cite web|url= https://www.okhistory.org/publications/enc/entry.php?entry=GL002| title=Glass Manufacturing| publisher= Oklahoma Historical Society| access-date=February 26, 2020}}</ref> employing 900 people and claiming to be the largest west of the Mississippi River.  The factory closed in 1974, but was purchased and refitted for making glass containers, and continues in operation by Anchor Glass Container.<ref name ="Glass" /><ref>{{cite web|url=https://anchorglass.com/about/locations/|title=Our Locations|publisher=Anchor Glass Container|access-date = October 3, 2019}}</ref>

[[Eagle-Picher]] placed a massive zinc smelting facility in the [[Spelter City, Oklahoma|Spelter City]] area of town, which continued through the 1960’s.<ref name=Recon>{{cite web|url=https://www.okhistory.org/shpo/docs/RLSof4ECOKTownsPt3.pdf |title= Reconnaissance Level Survey of Four East Central Oklahoma Towns: Henryetta, Holdenville, Wetumka & Wewoka, 2001-2002, Part 3, pp.209-210|publisher=Department of Geography, Oklahoma State University (accessed on the Oklahoma Historical Society website)|accessdate=May 14, 2021}}</ref>  The company also employed more than 700 people at its plant that extracted the rare metal [[germanium]].<ref name = "EOHC-Henryetta"/>  The plant has since closed and become a Superfund cleanup site.

Besides Anchor Glass, current employers include the international oilfield-services company Shawcor;<ref>{{cite web|url=https://info.shawcor.com/shawcor-inspection-services|title=Locations, Shawcor Inspection Services|publisher=Shawcor|access-date=October 6, 2019}}</ref> Henryetta Pallet, a regional wood pallet manufacturer;<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.chamberofcommerce.com/united-states/oklahoma/henryetta/pallet-and-skid-companies/46340778-henryetta-pallet-co |title=Henryetta Pallet Co|publisher=ChamberofCommerce.com|access-date=November 18, 2020}}</ref> and, G&H Decoy, a waterfowl decoy manufacturer since 1934.<ref>{{cite web|url= https://ghdecoys.com/about-us/ | title =About Us | publisher=G&H Decoys Inc. |access-date=October 6, 2019}}</ref>

On May 1, 2023, seven people were killed in a [[2023 Henryetta killings|mass murder]] in Henryetta, allegedly by Jesse McFadden, found as one of the deceased.<ref>{{cite web|url= https://tulsaworld.com/news/local/father-of-victim-in-henryetta-slayings-believes-evidence-points-to-much-larger-story/article_5549d6f4-ee85-11ed-8c54-37dab00f8e61.html |title=Father of victim in Henryetta slayings believes evidence points to 'much larger story'|publisher=Tulsa World, June 13, 2024|accessdate=July 4, 2024}}</ref>