Kay County Courthouse
Newkirk, Oklahoma |
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Completed -
1926
Architect - Clyde H. Woodruff
Photos: Robert Deering 4/22/2006 |
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COUNTY ORGANIZED: Kay
County was created in 1893 from the Cherokee Strip or Cherokee Outlet.
COUNTY NAMED FOR:
Originally designated as county
"K",
the
name was later preserved by voters as
"Kay."
COUNTY SEATS:
One -
Newkirk, a town located on the railroad,
became the county seat.
COUNTY SEAT NAMED FOR:
The name was chosen to distinguish the site from a former stop on the
Santa Fe Railroad two miles north known as Kirk.
COURTHOUSES:
Two - 1894 and 1926
STANDING: 1926
Courthouse |
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ADDRESS: 201 S Main Street, Newkirk,
Oklahoma |