Editing Mannford, Oklahoma (section)

==History==
The town name is derived from "Mann's Ford", a crossing of the [[Cimarron River (Arkansas River)|Cimarron River]] where Tom and Hazel Mann had received a Creek allotment. The Arkansas Valley and Western Railroad (later the [[St. Louis and San Francisco Railroad]] (commonly called "Frisco") built a line through this area in 1902–03, making it an important cattle shipping point. A post office was established April 11, 1903.<ref name="EOHC-Mannford">[http://www.okhistory.org/publications/enc/entry.php?entry=MA014  Linda D. Wilson, "Mannford."  ''Encyclopedia of Oklahoma History and Culture''. ] Accessed March 22, 2012.</ref>

When the [[United States Army Corps of Engineers|Army Corps of Engineers]] began making plans for flood control that would flood the town of Mannford, citizens formed a plan to relocate several miles southeast of the original site. The move was completed in 1963.<ref>[http://www.cityofmannford.com/About_Mannford.aspx "About the Town of Mannford".] City of Mannford official website</ref>

On August 3, 2012, a [[wildfire]] started several miles south of Mannford. Carried by strong south winds and extremely dry vegetation, the fire pushed up into the Mannford area and caused evacuations of the town. The fire burned over {{convert|78|sqmi}}, edging into the town and destroying dozens of buildings.<ref>[http://www.tulsaworld.com/news/article.aspx?subjectid=11&articleid=20120805_11_A1_ULNSos852134] ''Tulsa World'' (Retrieved August 5, 2012) {{dead link|date=June 2016|bot=medic}}{{cbignore|bot=medic}}</ref>