Hitchcock, OK - 73744
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hamquilter
N 35° 58.087 W 098° 20.948
14S E 558685 N 3980607
Located in northeastern Blaine County on State Highway 8.
Waymark Code: WMAJ9E
Location: Oklahoma, United States
Date Posted: 01/20/2011
Views: 5
The post office in Hitchcock, is located downtown at 104 W. Main. This is a small agricultural and bedroom community with a population of about 140.
Hours: Mon-Fri: 7:45-12:00, 12:30-3:45
Sat: 9:00-10:30
Hitchcock was established along the railroad line, and a post office begun on October 9, 1901. The town was named for Ethan Allen Hitchcock, the Secretary of the Interior from 1899-1907.
It was a busy trading center in 1905 and had the distinction of being known as "the largest wagon wheat market in the world." In February 1906, a devastating fire broke out and destroyed 21 downtown businesses. The town really never recovered after that.
Most residents of the town work in surrounding towns. Today, there is just the post office, two churches and the Sooner Cooperative, which buys wheat and sells fertilizer and feed.
Type of structure:: Stand alone
re-enter Zip Code here:: 73744
Current Status:: Still in Use
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