It’s one of the oldest roads in the state, dating to the early 1800s, and the perfect spot to build a store in 1850.
Chrissy Gray Deckmeyer is the 6th generation of Edwards, then Hardaways, to own this little acreage east of modern Red Oak.
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"Fight"? They could rebuild the whole thing from scratch if they wanted to. This is not exactly a charity event. These people are just trying to preserve an old shack that is long past its "use by" date. Nothing lasts forever, especially not things that were built on the cheap with local materials. Being old doesn't make something valuable.
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Not much of a history buff, are you?
DeleteI like history, but they want to have other people pay to restore their family heirloom home. Seems to me they should either finance it themselves, or deed it to the State or some other preservation society.
ReplyDeleteAs it is, they want it both ways.
If the walls could talk. Heck, that way station was in use 50 years before Oklahoma became a state and was located in Indian Territory. For Oklahomans, this IS history. Wish thete was some way to find out how to donate.
ReplyDeleteWhoever wrote the TV station headline should be knocked in the head. He/She has no knowledge of history. "...first convenience store"? To compare a historical trading post/stage stop with a Stop 'n Rob is downright stupid.
ReplyDeleteSeems like I saw that building in the "Outlaw Josie Wales."
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