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Newkirk is a city and county seat of Kay County, Oklahoma, United States.〔(【引用サイトリンク】accessdate=2011-06-07 )〕 The population was 2,317 at the 2010 census. ==History== Newkirk is located on land known as the Cherokee Strip which belonged to the Cherokee Indians. In 1893, the Cherokee sold the land to the United States government. The land was opened to White settlement by means of the Cherokee Strip Land Run on September 16, 1893. More than 100,000 people raced to claim plots of land. The town of Newkirk had been laid out before the Run by the government as the county seat of “K” county. It was named Lamoreaux after Silas W. Lamoreaux who was Commissioner of the General Land Office.〔”History of Newkirk, Oklahoma” http://www.newkirkchamber.com/newkirkHistory.htm, accessed Nov 19, 2010〕 Two miles north of Lamoreaux was Kirk, a Santa Fe Railroad cattle shipping station.〔( Karen Dye, "Newkirk," ''Encyclopedia of Oklahoma History and Culture''. ) Retrieved October 4, 2013.〕 That first day of the Land Run, 5,000 people staked claims in and near Lamoreaux. Claimants were allowed two town lots: one for a home and one for a business. In designated rural areas claimants could select 160 acres. The population quickly dropped to about 2,100 as disappointed land seekers left. A town government was organized and among the first items of business was to change the name of the town from Lamoreaux to Santa Fe. The railroad, however, did not approve the name as several other places were named Santa Fe. Meanwhile, the railroad station at Kirk had been closed, so the name “Newkirk.” was chosen on November 8, 1893.〔''North Central Oklahoma: Rooted in the Past, Growing for the Future''. Ponca City, OK: North Central Oklahoma Historical Society, Vol. One, pp. H-78-79; http://www.newkirkchamber.com/newkirkHistory.htm, accessed Nov 19,2010〕 In 1901, Newkirk suffered a major reverse when nearly a whole block of its thriving downtown burned. The wood buildings that burned were mostly replaced with stone buildings from the distinctive yellow limestone quarried four miles east of Newkirk. “Imposing stone buildings began to give dignity and permanence to the dusty streets while wood-frame homes gradually replaced the “proving-up” homes of the Run. Young Elms, Cottonwoods, shrubs, and flowers began to change the once treeless prairies into shaded garden spots.”〔''North Central Oklahoma'', p. 83; accessed Nov 18, 2010〕 Newkirk’s business district was placed on the National Register as a historic district in 1984.〔http://www.newkirkchamber.com/newkirkHistory.htm, accessed Nov 19, 2010〕 Newkirk, Blackwell and Ponca City vied to become the county seat. An election on September 3, 1908 gave Blackwell 2,038 votes, Newkirk 2,063 and Ponca City 1,388. Governor Haskell declared Newkirk as the winner. Blackwell sued, but lost, and Newkirk retained the title.〔 Newkirk was also the name of the town in the movie Twister where the drive in movie scene took place. Even though it wasn't filmed in Newkirk, but in Guthrie, Oklahoma, the directors took the name from this town. 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「Newkirk, Oklahoma」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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