Everything Fairview is known for
Songs written about the waterways and highways that run near Fairview.
Selenite crystal-covered mesas that glitter in the sun. One of Oklahoma most otherworldly landscapes.
Cheyenne peace chief who negotiated for his people through the allotment era.
Army Corps reservoir on the North Canadian River. Sandy beaches on the Oklahoma plains.
19 stories, landmarks & places within ~20 miles — the same local lore RoadyGoat plays as you drive through.
You're driving through western Oklahoma, and right here, you're passing through a piece of a grand dream: the Kansas City, Mexico and Orient Railway. Arthur Stilwell, who'd already built the Kansas City Southern,…
You're driving through Fairview, the county seat of Major County. This town owes its existence to the Cherokee Outlet land opening way back on September 16, 1893. An early settler, Adam J. Bower, looked out over the…
You're driving through Major County, established in 1907 from the southern part of Woods County. This land was once part of the vast Cherokee Outlet, opened to settlers on September 16, 1893. Imagine the scene:…
You're driving through Major County, and look to your west on Highway 412. Those aren't really mountains, but mesas and buttes that rise 200 feet above the plains. They're known as the Glass Mountains, or Gloss…
Selenite crystal-covered mesas that glitter in the sun. One of Oklahoma most otherworldly landscapes.
You're driving through Major County, and right here near Cleo Springs is the birthplace of Steve Owen, a man who had one of the most unlikely careers in professional football history. Owen started at Phillips University…
You're driving through Major County, and right here is Cleo Springs. Legend says this town got its name from Cle-oh-i-to-mo, a Native American maiden who was here when Coronado passed through way back in 1541. The…
You're driving through Oklahoma, where trees were scarce on the prairie. So, what did early settlers do? They built their homes right out of the ground! These 'soddies' were tough, two-to-three-foot-thick walls made…
You're driving through Blaine County, past the shores of Canton Lake, on State Highway 58. Right here is Longdale, a town born from a pioneering couple's homestead. Lucious Walter Long and Carrie M. Millerman, who…
Right here, near Okeene, Oklahoma, you're driving past the birthplace of William Cunningham, a writer who captured the spirit of rebellion in the early 20th century. In 1917, Oklahoma farmers rose up against World War I…
Right here in Okeene, Oklahoma, you're driving through a town founded in a hurry back in 1892, during the Cheyenne-Arapaho land opening. The name itself is a mashup, coined from the last syllables of Cherokee and…
Step back in time at this 1894 sod house, a reminder of the hardy pioneers who built their homes from the earth itself. In 1894, Marshall McCully built this sod house about four miles north of Cleo Springs in Alfalfa…
Army Corps reservoir on the North Canadian River. Sandy beaches on the Oklahoma plains.
You're driving through Ringwood, Oklahoma, right where Highway 412 meets 58. This area was settled in the wild rush after the Cherokee Outlet opened back in 1893. Imagine this: the townsite was literally ringed by…
You're driving through Canton, Oklahoma, a town that quite literally sprang up overnight! In 1905, the Kansas City, Mexico and Orient Railway reached this spot, and the Union Real Estate and Townsite Company held a…
You're driving through Blaine County, not far from present-day Canton. Right here, in March of 1879, the U.S. Army established a temporary post known simply as 'Cantonment.' It was built on the North Canadian River to…
You're driving through Major County, and right here is the town of Ames. Originally part of the Cherokee Outlet, this area saw settlers rush in during the big land opening of 1893. The town itself got its name in 1902,…
You're driving through Alfalfa County, and right here is Aline, a town born from the Oklahoma land rush. Back in 1893, this area opened up for settlement, and soon after, a post office was established. It was named for…
You're driving through Meno, a town with a name that almost wasn't! Settled in 1893 after the Cherokee Outlet opening, the community was intended to be named for Dutch theologian Menno Simons. But, a little oopsie…