Durham, Oklahoma
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Durham is a rural unincorporated community in Roger Mills County, Oklahoma, United States. It lies along State Highway 30, four miles south of the Antelope Hills and the Canadian River. The Oklahoma-Texas border is four miles to the west.Oklahoma Atlas & Gazetteer, DeLorme, 1st ed. 1998, p.28 {{isbn|0899332838}}
The post office opened May 15, 1902. Durham was named for the first postmaster, Doris Durham Morris.
Break O' Day Farm & Metcalfe Museum
The homestead of Western artist Augusta Metcalfe is in Durham,{{cite web|url= http://www.metcalfemuseum.org/history.html| title= History |publisher= Break O' Day Farm & Metcalfe Museum |accessdate=March 15, 2020}} and is now the Break O' Day Farm & Metcalfe Museum,{{cite web|url= http://www.metcalfemuseum.org/aboutus.html| title= About |publisher= Break O' Day Farm & Metcalfe Museum |accessdate=March 15, 2020}} which is on the National Register of Historic Places listings in Roger Mills County, Oklahoma. Metcalfe's paintings, as well as the work of contemporary regional artists, are displayed.{{cite web|url= https://www.travelok.com/listings/view.profile/id.822| title= Break O' Day Farm & Metcalfe Museum |publisher=TravelOK.com|accessdate=March 15, 2020}} The homestead also provides insights into one family’s life in Oklahoma Territory and beyond.
The Antelope Hills, north of Durham, are also NRHP-listed.
Demographics
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Education
It is in the Reydon Public Schools school district.{{cite web|url=https://www2.census.gov/geo/maps/DC2020/PL20/st40_ok/schooldistrict_maps/c40129_roger_mills/DC20SD_C40129.pdf|title=2020 CENSUS - SCHOOL DISTRICT REFERENCE MAP: Roger Mills County, OK|publisher=U.S. Census Bureau|access-date=2024-10-13}} - [https://www2.census.gov/geo/maps/DC2020/PL20/st40_ok/schooldistrict_maps/c40129_roger_mills/DC20SD_C40129_SD2MS.txt Text list]
References
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Further reading
- Shirk, George H. Oklahoma Place Names. Norman: University of Oklahoma Press, 1987. {{ISBN|0-8061-2028-2}} .
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Category:Unincorporated communities in Roger Mills County, Oklahoma