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[amaesquire]

Doug Dawg, I love your history, the photos and of course Grande Macros... Nonetheless, as a new resident to Midwest City, do you have any history of Crutcho, Oklahoma? That random town in between MWC and OKC...?

[Doug Loudenback]

Doug Dawg, I love your history, the photos and of course Grande Macros... Nonetheless, as a new resident to Midwest City, do you have any history of Crutcho, Oklahoma? That random town in between MWC and OKC...?

No, not yet. I just sort of follow my nose wherever it leads me. But, for starters, Wikipedia at Crutcho, Oklahoma - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia says

Crutcho is a small unincorporated community in Oklahoma County, Oklahoma, on the outskirts of Oklahoma City. It is located near the intersection of US Highway 62 (Northeast 23rd Street) and Air Depot Boulevard. It took it's name from Crutcho Creek which flows through the community. The creek, in turn, took its name from the Crutch-O Ranch which operated in the area prior to opening of Old Oklahoma for settlement.

You'll find some stuff on Crutcho here: Chronicles of Oklahoma

You can see a detailed 1905 map of Crutcho Township in this blog article: Doug Dawgz Blog: 1905 Oklahoma County Township Maps ... click on the map there and hover over the township thumbnails until you see the Crutcho Township described in the text at the top, then click on that thumbnail which will take you to much larger maps.

And, if you have an Oklahoma City Metropolitan Library Card, you can search the Oklahoman's archives on-line, as described here: Doug Dawgz Blog: Using The Oklahoman Archives & Jerry Lee Tyner

This page, historyoftheschool , gives some history, too.

Happy hunting!