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History in
a Pecan Shell
Oklahoma Lane had been a part of the legendary XIT Ranch before
it was broken up. In 1916 five Oklahomans brought their families
to the site and named the community after their former home. They
were joined by additional Oklahoman families which necessitated
the building of two schools in 1917.
The schools, Sunnyside and Knox, were merged in 1921 as a district.
An auditorium / gymnasium was added in the 1920s. During the school
consolidations in the late 40s, the district was divided among Bovina,
Lazbuddie and Farwell schools with the gymnasium becoming a recreation
center. It remains the the nucleus of present-day Oklahoma Lane.
Oklahoma Lane doesn't appear on the state map, although it does
on detailed county maps. The population has been given as 64 since
1980.
Oklahoma
Lane Methodist Church [former School]
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