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Gage, Ellis Co., Oklahoma

Includes the following communities
Gage, Ellis Co., Oklahoma
Rock Township, Ellis Co., Oklahoma
History

Settlement of Gage began in 1893 with the opening of the Cherokee Strip. It incorporated in 1904, and named for a Chicago railroad financier.

In 1901, the opening of the Kiowa-Comanche-Apache lands brought Volga German farmers to the area.

Sources

- Everett, Dianna. "Gage," Encyclopedia of Oklahoma History and Culture (www.okhistory.org)

Resources

Gage Memorial Cemetery (FindAGrave)

External Links

Gage, Oklahoma (wikipedia)

The following Volga German families settled in and around Gage:
Appel
from
Yagodnaya Polyana
Armbruester
from
Galka
Dewald
Kraft
from
Dobrinka
Laubhan
from
Shcherbakovka
Treise
from
Wiesenmüller

Colonies

Gage Train Depot (1906)

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Volga Colonies

Migrated From