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Baldhill, Oklahoma

Bald Hill, or Baldhill, is a community in Okmulgee County, Oklahoma. It is located about 15 miles northeast of the City of Okmulgee, the county seat, off of Oklahoma State Highway 16. A post office was established here in 1896, but was closed in 1908. Nevertheless, the town was fueled by oil money, and had a population of 150 in 1923.

Bald Hill was the location of a mansion on a high hill belonging to Enos Wilson. Wilson was recognized in 1935 by the Superintendent of the Five Civilized Tribes as then being the “world’s richest Indian.” A paper referred to the mansion as “his famous peak castle.”

Bald Hill is now considered a ghost town.

References

  1. ^ Carson, Mary L. (1987). A Guide to Treasure in Oklahoma, Volume 3. Carson Enterprises Inc. p. 336-339. ISBN 0-941620-38-7.
  2. ^ "Bald Hill". Geographic Names Information System. United States Geological Survey, United States Department of the Interior. Retrieved June 13, 2021.
  3. ^ "Bald Hill, Oklahoma". RoadsideThoughts. Retrieved May 31, 2021.
  4. ^ "Okmulgee, Oklahoma to Bald Hill, Oklahoma". Google Maps. Retrieved May 31, 2021.
  5. ^ "Enos Wilson Accorded Title of 'Richest Indian'". Daily Illini, July 3, 1935 (accessed on Illinois Digital Newspaper Collections). Retrieved May 31, 2021.

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