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Bathsheba, Oklahoma : ウィキペディア英語版 | Bathsheba, Oklahoma Bathsheba (Hebrew: בת שבע, Bat Sheva, "daughter of the oath") or Bethsheba is a ghost town that was located in Oklahoma, United States. While its exact location is unknown, it was located between Enid, Oklahoma and Perry, Oklahoma. The town was created to be a utopia for women and no men were allowed. Even male animals were barred from the colony.〔Morris, J.W., "To the reader," ''Ghost towns of Oklahoma'', page 9〕 The town is also the subject of a fiction book by Barbara DeVault entitled ''A Gentle Breed: The Story of Bathsheba, A Town Without Men''. ==Demographics== Its population consisted of 33 females, 12 of whom left the town after one week.〔Morris, John Wesley ''Ghost towns of Oklahoma'', page 9〕 The town's government consisted of a mayor, a police chief and a city council. The police chief's primary function was to guard the community from possible male visitors.〔http://www.cherokee-strip-museum.org/Beers/Beers-19960820.htm〕 It existed for a period of about 12 weeks before its residents vacated.
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