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Woodward, Woodward Co., Oklahoma

Includes the following communities
Woodward, Woodward Co., Oklahoma
History

The town of Woodward was established at the time of the Cherokee Strip Land Rush in 1893. Today it is the largest town and commercial area in the northwest Oklahoma region.

A tornado hit Woodward on the evening of 9 April 1947, destroying more than 1,000 homes and businesses and killing at least 107 people in and around Woodward. Another tornado struck 14 April 1912.

Volga German families were part of the 1893 Land Rush and obtained land in Woodward County.

Volga German Congregations

Trinity Lutheran Church

Sources

James, Louise Boyd. "Woodward," Encyclopedia of Oklahoma History and Culture (www.okhistory.org)

Resources

Elmwood Cemetery (FindAGrave)

External Links

Woodward, Oklahoma (wikipedia)

The following settled in and around Woodward:
Becker
Chrispens
from
Oberdorf
Dewald
Ehrlich
from
Shcherbakovka
Eichman
Faust
from
Shcherbakovka
Feerer
from
Norka
Fehrer
from
Norka
Feil
Fiel
Gantz
from
Shcherbakovka
Haffner
from
Oberdorf
Laubhan
from
Shcherbakovka
Lochmann
Lorenz
from
Messer
Oblander
from
Shcherbakovka
Peil
Riffel
from
Shcherbakovka
Schick
from
Galka
Schneider
Sitzmann
Stricker
from
Shcherbakovka
Windholz
Winter
from
Shcherbakovka
Winters
from
Shcherbakovka
Zitzmann

Colonies

Woodward - Main Street (1910)

Woodward Train Depot (abt 1910).
Destroyed in 1947 tornado.

Woodward Tornado (1947).

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Volga Colonies

Migrated From