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Kenton is a small unincorporated community and census designated place (CDP) in Cimarron County, Oklahoma, United States. There is a store, "The Merc", bed and breakfasts, guest ranches, three church congregations, and a post office, which was established May 12, 1891. Kenton is the only Oklahoma community that observes Mountain Time,〔Young, Norma Gene. ("Cimarron County," ) ''Encyclopedia of Oklahoma History and Culture'', Oklahoma Historical Society, Accessed June 30, 2015.〕 which legally begins a few miles west at the Oklahoma/New Mexico state line. To avoid confusion, "Mountain Time" is often added when giving the time to visitors. Posted business hours all end with "MT" or "MST" to specify Mountain Time. From Kenton, it is approximately a drive south to Amarillo, Texas, northwest to Colorado Springs, Colorado, northwest to Denver, Colorado, southwest to Albuquerque, New Mexico, and southeast to Oklahoma City, the nearest major population centers. Kenton had 17 residents as of the 2010 census.〔(【引用サイトリンク】 title=Geographic Identifiers: 2010 Demographic Profile Data (G001): Kenton CDP, Oklahoma )〕 Kenton, which lies in the Cimarron River valley, is just south of Black Mesa, the highest point in Oklahoma. It serves as an unofficial staging point for visitors to Black Mesa.〔(Tom Lewis and Sara Jane Richter. "Black Mesa." ''Encyclopedia of Oklahoma History and Culture''. ) Accessed August 20, 2013.〕 There are three full-time businesses in Kenton besides the post office - two bed and breakfasts and a guest ranch. A new addition is a steakhouse that operates on Friday and Saturday night. ==History== Kenton was founded in 1893. At the time Oklahoma became a state, it served as the temporary county seat for Cimarron County. The building now known as "The Merc" served as the temporary courthouse and held the county records. The citizens of the county voted to move the seat on June 11, 1908 to Boise City soon after statehood.〔 Kentonites did not want to give up the records, so a group of people from Boise City confiscated the documents before the end of a 30-day waiting period.〔 This started a local legend that Boise City stole the courthouse.〔 During its heyday, Kenton had two car dealerships, a motel, a bank, and two general stores.The oldest surviving structure in Kenton is a building of native rock that was constructed in 1902. It is now a museum of artifacts from "No Man's Land, an old designation for what is now the Oklahoma Panhandle."〔(TravelOK TravelOK. "Kenton." ) Retrieved August 20, 2013.〕 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「Kenton, Oklahoma」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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