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Archaeological studies indicate this area was inhabited by prehistoric people.

According to the Encyclopedia of Oklahoma History & Culture, at the start of the 20th Century, there were eight Archaic sites ( 6000 B. C. to 1 A. D .), sixteen Woodland sites ( 1 A. D. to 1000 A. D .) and six Plains Village sites ( 1000 to 1500 A. D .).