Page Contents for Cache, Oklahoma

Statistics & Facts

History & History-related items

City Attractions

Historical Events

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Statistics & Facts

The Oklahoma state capital is Oklahoma City.
The population of Cache is approximately 2,251 (1990), 2796 (2010).
The approximate number of families is 914 (1990), 1037 (2010).
The amount of land area in Cache is 8.482 sq. kilometers.
The amount of surface water is 0.038 sq kilometers.
The distance from Cache to Washington DC is 1294 miles.
The distance to the Oklahoma state capital is 86 miles. (as the crow flies)
Cache is positioned 34.62 degrees north of the equator and 98.61 degrees west of the prime meridian.

History & History Related Items

Cache had it's beginnings in 1901, like many other towns in the southwestern part of Oklahoma when the federal government opened the Kiowa-Comanche-Apache tribal lands to settlement. In it's beginnings Quanah Parker, the last chief of the Comanches (Quahada branch) could be seen almost daily in or around Cache. The town was originally to have been named Quanah, but the U.S. Postal service nixed the idea, because they already had a Quanah, TX on the same mail/train route.
Cache has excellent schools, one high school, one junior high, and one elementary school. It has two banks, a modern new post office, and new housing developments. It has grown steadily, especially in recent years because of it's close proximity to Lawton (county seat) and Ft. Sill Army Base.
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Attractions

Eagle Park, where Quanah Parker's Star House is located. For tours notify Herbert Woesner, Cache, Oklahoma.

Wichita Mtn. Wildlife Refuge
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Cache Historical Events

1960's
during the early 1960's
See pictures of Eagle Park.
My father Timothy E. Bradshaw Sr. was stationed at Fort Sill, Oklahoma for many years during his career in the U.S. Army. What better place could a kid want to grow up. During the early 1960's, my mother would take me to Cache on the weekends to go horse back riding at Eagle Park. The usual day was for me to quickly exit the family car and head for the "Livery Stable" where I was met my a wrangler by the nickname "Slim". He operated the stable and outfitted my with my horse. I normally rode an old Bay gelding named Charlie. Once in a while I road a Roan named Strawberry.
I will always cherish those days! At that time, my legs were not long enough to reach the stirrups, so Slim would poke my feet into the leather straps in which the stirrups were suspended from the saddle. Off I would go riding into the woods surrounding Eagle Park. This was about 1963. I can remember very well the old Red Store, the skating rink and at that time visiting the Quannah Parker House which I believe at that time was located on Fort Sill.
In 1996, I revisited Eagle Park with a personal tour conducted by Mr. Herbert Woesner. This was really a treat! It was the first time in over 30 years I had a chance to to back to Eagle Park. I did not know for sure if it existed. As I drove into Cache I recognized the old sign out front, now in a weathered and ghost town appearance. Inside of the store, I met Mr. Woesner. We walked down to the old park. There was the old livery stable and the old Red Store. It was like a trip into the Twilight Zone for me. The old weathered buildings were barely standing and the old paint was very much painted. The Old Red Store was leaning. I looked around the place and for an hour or so, I relived a part of my childhood.
Mr. Woesner took me through the Quannah Parker House as he explained to me that he was able to save it from destruction when the Army was ready to have it removed or destroyed. He also pointed out to me that he had added to the collection some other buildings such as one of the only surviving vertical log cabins from Fort Sill which were built by the Buffalo Soldiers, a Blacksmith Shop and an Indian Church from Medicine Park. What once was a thriving amusement park now has the appearance of an authentic ghost town. I do not believe in ghosts, however, I was able to imagine the grounds as they once were with kids and families everywhere going to and fro eating ice cream, riding the rides, playing with Indian souvenirs from the old Red Store. What an experience and Thank You Mr. Woesner! By the way, I am sure that any donations to the preservation of these old buildings would be greatly appreciated. He is working very hard to stabilize them for future generations to enjoy. If you are in the Lawton area, you just have to go to Cache!
Submitted by Timothy E. Bradshaw

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1935, April 25
My father, Percy Brady Wallace, joined the Civilian Conservation Corp or the CCC's. He has passed away but I have a postcard he wrote while at Cache in 1935. He was writing to his father in Stephenville, Texas.
April 25, 1935
Dear Dad:
Received your card today, sure glad to hear from you. How is everyone at Stephenville getting along by this time? I went to the Easter Pageant last Sunday and saw Mildred over there but I didn't get to talk to her very long. There were 81,000 people there, I mean that was the largest bunch of people I ever saw in my life. I think I will go home this week-end because there is a lot of talk about us moving to Colorado in a few days. Gosh, I've really been working the last few days because we got in a bunch of new men and I had to help enroll them. We really got a good rain up here a few days ago and quite a bit of hail also. Did you make it o.k. going to Ft. Worth to Stephenville? Well, I don't know anything new so answer real soon.
With Love, Percy

My father, Percy, was nineteen when he typed this card to his father. Evidently he joined the CCC's after graduating from high school in Frederick, Oklahoma in 1934 and served for two years in the CCC's. The Company 812 was sent to Colorado by train. I have many photos he took during those two years. There were probably lots of young men from around the Cache area who were in the Civilian Conservation Corp. Two of them were: John Hendricks and Red Adams. Maybe this would interest those still living or their children.
Submitted by Frances Fife