Editing Terlton, Oklahoma (section)

==History==
The community started forming not long after the [[Land Run of 1893|Cherokee Outlet opening]] on September&nbsp;16, 1893.  A post office was established November&nbsp;30, 1894, and town was named Terlton for a member of the first territorial legislature, Ira N. Terrell.  The [[Arkansas Valley and Western Railway]] (later the [[St. Louis and San Francisco Railway]]) built through town in the 1902-1903 timeframe, and Terlton developed into a trade center for the local agricultural industry.  Oil was discovered in the vicinity about 1914, and oil-related industries like pipelines, tank farms and refining supported the town into the 1930s.  In more recent years, Terlton has become a [[commuter town]] whose residents work in other locations and commute back to Terlton to live.<ref name=OHS>{{cite web|url=https://www.okhistory.org/publications/enc/entry.php?entry=TE012 | title=Terlton.|publisher=Oklahoma Historical Society|accessdate=July 2, 2020}}</ref>

On Thursday April&nbsp;26, 1984, a large nighttime F4&nbsp;tornado struck the small town, killing three people and injuring over&nbsp;30. This happened the same night as a tornado killed eight and injured nearly&nbsp;100 in [[Morris, Oklahoma]] in [[Okmulgee County, Oklahoma|Okmulgee County]], {{convert|60|mi|km}} to the southeast.

In 1985 an explosion at the Aerlex Corp. fireworks plant in town killed 21&nbsp;people, about one-quarter of the community at that time.  A short-film documentary, “Terlton,” debuted in 2019, documenting how the town has dealt with the tragedy.<ref>{{cite web|url= https://www.tulsaworld.com/entertainment/terlton-short-film-live-stream-looks-to-benefit-town-where-fireworks-tragedy-occurred-in-1985/article_9892334f-0737-59d8-b61b-5e1442431915.html |title= 'Terlton' short-film live-stream looks to benefit town where fireworks tragedy occurred in 1985|publisher=Michael Smith, Tulsa World, July 1, 2020}}</ref>

Terlton was one of the filming sites for principal photography on Season One of the [[FX (TV channel)|FX]] comedy series ''[[Reservation Dogs]]'' from filmmaker [[Sterlin Harjo]], which concerns four Native American teens in rural Oklahoma.<ref>{{cite web| url=https://tulsaworld.com/entertainment/movies/shot-in-oklahoma-fx-series-reservation-dogs-set-for-aug-9-debut/article_58663e3e-e579-11eb-9142-2bbe61ce7409.html |title=Shot-in-Oklahoma FX series 'Reservation Dogs' set for Aug. 9 debut |publisher=Tulsa World, July 16, 2021|accessdate =July 16, 2021}}</ref>