FORT RENO
EL RENO — We recently came across some stories about Fort Reno, and after researching more about it, we thought it was way too interesting not to share with y'all.
So let's start with a little history about the Fort first.
According to the National Park Service, Fort Reno was established in 1874 as a U.S. Army military post. Over the years, it served a lot of different purposes. It helped protect settlers and travel routes, later housed German prisoners of war during World War II, and eventually became an agricultural research center. It also witnessed Oklahoma's transformation from Indian Territory into statehood, making it a place that's seen quite a bit of history unfold over the many years.
THE LEGEND OF THE OKLAHOMA OCTOPUS
OKLAHOMA — Has anyone here ever heard of the legend of the Oklahoma Octopus? We know it sounds a little wild since we're landlocked here in Oklahoma, but after going down the rabbit hole on this one, we found a pretty interesting story.
According to the legend, there's an octopus that somehow adapted to living in freshwater and is said to live in Lake Thunderbird, Lake Tenkiller, and Oologah Lake.
CADDO COUNTY MYSTERIES: BIGFOOT SIGHTINGS
ANADARKO — Today, we're talking about Bigfoot sightings because after last week's discussion about Old Indian Road or Indian Road, as many of y'all were quick to correct us, one thing that kept popping up in the comments was people sharing stories about seeing a Bigfoot-like figure in the area. And it wasn't just one or two people. Several people described seeing something similar, which naturally got us curious.
So, down the rabbit hole we went.
GATEWAY TO HELL? THE LEGEND OF THE PURPLE CHURCH
SPENCER – Since we've been doing a deep dive into local legends and hauntings, you've probably already figured out that we truly believe in this spooky shit. Like many of you, some of our staff have experienced things firsthand. Things that simply still can't be explained.
And today, we're branching out a little beyond Caddo County because Oklahoma is full of strange places, creepy legends, and scary stories that have been passed down for generations. There are way too many paranormal locations across our state not to talk about them.
So, of course when people started telling us about a place known as the “Purple Church”, we had to see what all the fuss was about. And let us tell you, the stories surrounding this place are enough to make the hair on the back of your neck stand up.
CADDO COUNTY MYSTERIES: HELP US INVESTIGATE PECK'S COUNTRY ROAD & THE BLEEDING CHURCH
CADDO COUNTY — Ok, y'all... now you've got us curious.
Several people have told us we need to dig into Peck's Country Road (we apologize if that's wrong in any way shape or form) and the Bleeding Church, but here's the thing... We've searched, and so far, we haven't been able to find much of anything on either one.
So we're turning to the people who know Caddo County best: y'all.