Bald Hill, Oklahoma

Village in Oklahoma, US

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

^ ^a ^b ^c ^d ^e Carson, Mary L. (1987). A Guide to Treasure in Oklahoma, Volume 3. Carson Enterprises Inc. p. 336-339. ISBN 0-941620-38-7.
^ "Bald Hill". Geographic Names Information System. United States Geological Survey, United States Department of the Interior. Retrieved June 13, 2021.
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^ ^a ^b ^c "Enos Wilson Accorded Title of 'Richest Indian'". Daily Illini, July 3, 1935 (accessed on Illinois Digital Newspaper Collections). Retrieved May 31, 2021.