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An Interesting Home Coming Letter From H I Cone of Dombey
A long home coming letter from H I Cone of Dombey Oklahoma recounts moving from Thomson Illinois to Cheney Kansas then Liberal and Perryton Texas. It notes population growth, new roads, schools, hospitals, a modern theater, mills, and utilities. The writer recounts frontier hardships, evolving farming methods, fuel changes, and the rapid arrival of modern amenities improving daily life.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
H. I. Cone
Dombey, Okla
Thomson
Cheney
Kansas
Liberal
Tex
Lorena
Hooker
Okla
U.S. Commission
Ford
Perryton
Eureka
Okla By
Winfield Cone Jr
Alva
Tyrone
No Man’s Land
Okla County