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Little is left of
Thrift. Even the historical marker has been noted for being a “Good candidate
for "Worst Condition" [of a historical marker].
Historical
Marker Text: THRIFTGhost
Townsite, 1.25 miles north)
"Newtown", or "Thrift", originated about 1919
in the northwestern extension of the Burkburnett Oil Field. Early in its existence
it gained prestige by the founding of a bank--the only one in the area at that
time. Mostly a tent city, Thrift suffered many fires. One of these, started by
lightning striking an oil tank in 1920, caused two deaths and wiped out much of
the town. Thrift's Post Office opened in 1925. After the population shrank to
30 in 1929, the bank, a church, school, and store served people living at oil
field pump stations; but all of Thrift's buildings are now gone. |
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