Canute Centennial

Canute Centennial. , Town Chartered July 2, 1902 - Canute established , Oklahoma territory , Canute city lots sold by lottery for $10.00 per lot , 1902 - 1st State Bank receives charter , 1904 - Water well dug in in middle of main street with , windmill for horses rode to town , 1904 - Rural mail delivery started , 1905 - Big Wolf hunt south of Canute, Okla. territory , 1907 - Railroad and depot came to town , 1907 - November 16th, Oklahoma becomes a state , 1908 - Canute Consolidated School District #1 started , 1917 - First oil and gas well drilled in area , 1924 - Electrification comes to town , 1925 - First phone lines in town , 1926-28 - Holy Family Catholic Church school, , rectory and convent built , 1928 - Grotto/Crucifixion built , 1929 - Great depression starts , 1931 - US 66 opened through Canute to Texas line , 1936 - City Park 1st Okla. state park built on Route 66 , Apr 7, 1938 - Snowstorm of the Century filled in old , 66 RR underpass west side of town. Stopped Rt 66 , traffic foe 10 days , Aug 14, 1945 - Bells rang when Japan surrendered , 1955 to 1958 - serious dry spell and drought for farmers , 1962 - Canute public water and sewer system installed , 1964 - Volunteer fire department officially started , 1967 - I-40 bypasses town , 1979 - Farm land prices hit record highs , 1970-80's Oil Boom - 1980's Oil bust , 1984 - New modern school gymnasium built in Canute , 1990-94 - Native of Canute David Walters elected , Governor of Oklahoma , 1994 - Heritage Center purchase/renovation (Old Holy , Family Church) , 1992-2000 - Randy Beutler State representative , 1992- to present - Jack Bonny State representative , 1997 - Girls Basketball state champs , 1997 - Internet access first available , 2001 - Space port authority formed for the area , 2002 - Major ice storm shuts down electricity for 5 days, Rear of marker , This 100 year marker is dedicated to all those people that have contributed in many ways to Canute and the area over the last 100 years. , At one time and over the years Canute had three cotton gins, and elevator, feed lot, barber and beauty shops, three grocery stores, drug stores and dry goods, dance hall and movie theatre, laundry and dry cleaning plant, doctor's office, livery stable, blacksmith shop, telephone office, post office, pool hall, lumber yard, meat locker, dress shop, several cafes and beer joints, motels, farm equipment and supply, several oil field related businesses, bank, liquor store and 4 churches.