Bald Hill, Oklahoma

Bald Hill, or Baldhill,[1] is a community in Okmulgee County, Oklahoma.[2][3] It is located about 15 miles northeast of the City of Okmulgee, the county seat, off of Oklahoma State Highway 16.[4] A post office was established here in 1896, but was closed in 1908.[1] Nevertheless, the town was fueled by oil money, and had a population of 150 in 1923.[1]

Bald Hill was the location of a mansion on a high hill belonging to Enos Wilson.[1][5] Wilson was recognized in 1935 by the Superintendent of the Five Civilized Tribes as then being the “world’s richest Indian.”[5] A paper referred to the mansion as “his famous peak castle.”[5]

Bald Hill is now considered a ghost town.[1]

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.

35°44′25″N 95°50′14″W

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