The 1893 Blaine County/Watonga Jail

Concluding this series as part of the National Preservation Month, we highlight the 1893 stacked-wood jail now on the property of the Ferguson Home Museum.  This jail served as the Watonga City and Blaine County jails.  Pettis Brothers build jails This jail,...
Ellen Shaw: This Old House in Watonga

Ellen Shaw: This Old House in Watonga

The Friends of the Ferguson Home will celebrate the 169th birthday of Thompson Benton (T.B.) Ferguson on Tuesday March 17 at 5:15 PM at the Watonga City Hall.  Ferguson, a pioneering Republican publicist served as governor of Oklahoma Territory, along with his wife,...