Editing Stuart, Oklahoma (section)

==History==
In the late 19th Century, a settlement known as ''Hoyuby'', [[Indian Territory]], existed at this site in the [[Choctaw Nation]]. {{efn|The settlement was named for a Choctaw allottee.<ref name="EOHC-Stuart"/>}} Hoyuby post office was established June 23, 1892, with  John H. Elliott as the first postmaster.<ref name="EOHC-Stuart"/> The community began growing after 1895, when the [[Choctaw, Oklahoma and Gulf Railroad]] (later the [[Chicago, Rock Island and Pacific Railroad]]) built a line through Stuart, connecting it to McAlester and Oklahoma City. On April 14, 1896, the post office was renamed Stuart, in honor of Judge [[Charles Bingley Stuart]] of McAlester.<ref name="EOHC-Stuart">[https://www.okhistory.org/publications/ enc/entry.php?entry=ST054 Wilson, Linda D. "Stuart." ''Encyclopedia of History and Culture''.] Accessed July 6, 2019.</ref>

Berry Alexander "B. A." and Mary Youngblood Nunn came from Texas to Stuart and built a two-story, wood-frame hotel that became known as the Stuart Hotel (listed in the National Register of Historic Places, NR 82001496). By 1909 local citizens had established Baptist, Christian, and Methodist churches. The Bank of Stuart, five general stores, two blacksmith shops, two lumberyards, a cotton gin, and several liveries served the surrounding agricultural area. Cotton was the main cash crop. Royal C. Stuart, Judge Stuart's son, started his banking career as a cashier at the Bank of Stuart. Nine years later the economy supported a second bank, the ''Stuart Chronicle'' newspaper, a gristmill, and the Choctaw Cotton Oil Company. Other early newspapers included the ''Stuart Educator'', the ''Stuart Enterprise'', and the ''Stuart Star''. In the 1930s Stuart served as a watering station for the railroad. In addition, the town also had a blacksmith, two cotton gins, and the Texas Pipe Line Company. By the 1940s and 1950s both banks had closed, and citizens traveled to Holdenville or McAlester for their banking needs. Grocery stores and gasoline stations continued to operate in Stuart.<ref name="EOHC-Stuart"/>