Howe, Oklahoma was one of the largest "cities" in Oklahoma (at the turn of the century). Howe was home to several coal mines and smelters. It is located about 30 miles southwest of Fort Smith, Arkansas, in Le Flore County.
I was born in Oklahoma and though I've never been to Howe. It brings back memories of my home town. Thank you, Lois Hubbard for your picture. Sue Aimes
I know that at one time, my husband's great aunt Mollie N. Merchant Briggs lived in Howe. I'm wondering if the James W. Merchant family ever lived there in the late 1800s. Or the James M. Merchants? Some of the family is buried over in Ellis Chapel Cemetery at Wister.
Photos of the harsh living and working conditions of miners and prospectors and of the men who endured this life.
The lives of miners and prospectors involved grueling, backbreaking, and dangerous work with long hours and low pay. Especially in coal mining: workers and their families lived in company housing, sh...
Our homes from the past - from our childhood family home, our starter homes, to the homes we retire in.
Our homes provide us with a sense of security, stability, and comfort, and it is where we can escape from the outside world and find peace and solitude. A home is a place where we can relax, unwind, a...
Old photos of different types of transportation - trains, planes, automobiles, and more - as well as the people who piloted them.
Of air, water, and land, only flying through the air had eluded humans for millennia. Wheels on carts as well as river boats are known to have been used since 3500 B.C. But since that time - especiall...
I am retired, do volunteer transcribing for the GENWEB census project. The surnames I am researching: Aimes-Trout-Whitehead-Dodd-Hathaway-Kirby-Hadlock.