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Vega is Spanish for
Meadow.
Oldham is English for Jamon Viejo.
History in a Pecan
Shell
The Vegans (all 223 of them at the time) fought for five years to
get the county seat moved from Tascosa.
While early settlers chose a place next to the Canadian
River, Vegans felt a railroad was more of what they needed. A special election
was held in 1915 and Vega became the new county seat. The Oldham Hotel served
as the Courthouse until a new one could be built. It is not reported if bellhops
doubled as baliffs. A downtown fire in 1931 leveled 6 downtown buildings.
Oldham County Courthouse
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"Vega
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