Avoca, Oklahoma
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Avoca was a small community in Pottawatomie County, Oklahoma Territory. The post office was established in 1893. The name Wewauka Springs was requested, but was denied by government officials due to the similarity with the existing town of Wewoka, Oklahoma [1]. In 1901, the postmaster, George A. McCurry, moved the Avoca post office and his store to the fledgling community of Asher, Oklahoma, a few miles south. The change officially took place on November 26, 1901 [2]. This was done without permission from the government and left Avoca without a post office [3].
The post office was re-established on February 10, 1902 [4]. However, an Asher paper reported "Avoca About Abandoned" on August 21, 1903 [5] and the post office was discontinued again on October 31, 1906 [6]. The upstart of Asher is often blamed for the demise of Avoca [7].
[edit] References
- ^ Hammons Davis, Barbara. Mary Lillian Gilpin. Retrieved on 07 Nov 2006.
- ^ Hammons Davis, Barbara. Mary Lillian Gilpin. Retrieved on 07 Nov 2006.
- ^ "People Worked for Town", Shawnee News-Star, 1990.
- ^ Grant, Forman. Chronicles of Oklahoma. Retrieved on 07 Nov 2006.
- ^ "Avoca About Abandoned", Asher Altruist, 21 August 1903.
- ^ Grant, Forman. Chronicles of Oklahoma. Retrieved on 07 Nov 2006.
- ^ Hammons Davis, Barbara. Mary Lillian Gilpin. Retrieved on 07 Nov 2006.
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