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Post offices, grain district added to historic places list

Associated Press - May 2, 2009 11:45 PM ET

TULSA, Okla. (AP) - The Oklahoma State Historic Preservation Office says five Oklahoma post offices have been added to the National Register of Historic Places.

The post offices were chosen because each houses murals commissioned by the U.S. Treasury Department's Section of Painting and Sculpture, a Depression era-agency responsible for the creation of 1,300 murals and 300 sculptures from 1934 to 1943.

In Nowata, a mural titled "Rainbow Trail" was painted by acclaimed American Indian artist Woody Crumbo in 1943.

Other post offices cited, and their mural artists, were Coalgate (Acee Blue Eagle), Hollis (Lloyd Goff), Madill (Ethel Magafan) and Watonga (Edith Mahier).

Another site, Enid's Terminal Grain Elevators Historic District, was added to the list.

Although grain elevators are common in Oklahoma, Enid's configuration is unique.

Information from: Tulsa World, http://www.tulsaworld.com

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