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davenport to stroud, ok
leg
distance |
7.20
miles |
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total
distance |
50.95
miles |
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aid
station |
intersection
of second/main at the rock cafe |
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road
shoulder |
between
davenport and stroud there is approximately two (2) miles of paved shoulder
and about 0.5 miles of downtown stroud |
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elevation |
start:
850, end: 899 |
the half way point (that is 50 miles if you are keeping score) is west of stroud at the entrance to a pipe and drilling equipment yard east and up the hill from superior bronze.
once in stroud we stay on sh 66 right to the rock cafe, which is a landmark in these parts.
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stroud was founded in 1892, just inside oklahoma territory. for several years it prospered as a cattle shipping point and also as a hub of the illicit whiskey trade with indian territory, which was dry. in 1923 the opening of the stroud oil field brought growth, and the town also benefited from its location on route 66. south of town is the site of the old sac (also sauk) and fox indian agency, established in 1869 when the tribe moved from kansas. a boarding school opened here in 1872. the agency and school were moved to shawnee in 1917, but the site has been reoccupied as the tribal complex.