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Located at the intersection of State Highway 34 and U.S. Highway 283 in southwestern Oklahoma, Mangum is the county seat of Greer County, formerly Old Greer County. Early on, the Kiser Salt Works was located nearby on the Elm Fork of the Red River.
History. Beginning in 1876, the nearby Great Western Cattle Trail was used to drive cattle north from Texas to market. The community of Mangum began in 1882 when Henry Clay Sweet established it on land granted to A. S. Mangum by the state of Texas. The Mangum post office was established April 15, 1886.
Mangum History. In the extreme southwest corner of Oklahoma, "The Empire of Greer" has a history distinctively its own. Greer County, before statehood contained 1,571,575 acres and was larger than the states of Rhode Island and Delaware.
From Mangum, Oklahoma to either coast there was indigenous culture. They were as varied as the landscapes they inhabited, from the dense forests of the northeast to the expansive prairies in the heartland, and the arid deserts of the southwest to the rugged coastlines of the northwest.
Jan 6, 2002 · Literally carved in stone are pictures and histories of pre-statehood pioneers. There are 252 pink granite monuments on the museum's grounds, honoring those stalwart folks who came to the territory to build homes, businesses, schools and churches.
A History of old Greer County and its pioneers. Identifier. 165809. Creator. Olive, Thelma. Language. English. Subject. Old Greer County Museum and Hall of Fame, Inc. (Mangum, Oklahoma)
Organized from Old Greer County at 1907 statehood, Greer County is named for former Texas Lt. Governor John A. Greer. Mangum is the county seat. The western two-thirds of the county lies in the Gypsum Hills, and the eastern one-third is in the Red Bed Plains physiographic region.
