| 词条 | Whizbang, Oklahoma |
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|official_name = Whizbang, Oklahoma |settlement_type = Ghost town |nickname = |motto = |image_skyline = Whizbang.jpg |imagesize = |image_caption = Whizbang (or Denoya) at its most prosperous in the early 1920s. |image_flag = |image_seal = |image_map = |mapsize = |map_caption = |image_map1 = |mapsize1 = |map_caption1 = |pushpin_map=Oklahoma |subdivision_type = Country |subdivision_name = United States |subdivision_type1 = State |subdivision_name1 = Oklahoma |subdivision_type2 = County |subdivision_name2 = Osage |government_footnotes = |government_type = |leader_title = |leader_name = |leader_title1 = |leader_name1 = |established_title = |established_date = |unit_pref = |area_footnotes = |area_magnitude = |area_total_km2 = |area_land_km2 = |area_water_km2 = |area_total_sq_mi = |area_land_sq_mi = |area_water_sq_mi = |population_as_of = |population_footnotes = |population_total = |population_density_km2 = |population_density_sq_mi = |timezone = Central (CST) |utc_offset = -6 |timezone_DST = CDT |utc_offset_DST = -5 |elevation_footnotes = |elevation_m = |elevation_ft = |coordinates = {{Coord|36.76763|N|96.707625|W|display=inline,title}} |postal_code_type = |postal_code = |area_code = |blank_name = GNIS feature ID |blank_info = 1829088[1] |blank1_name = |blank1_info = |website = |footnotes = }} Whizbang, officially called Denoya,[1] was an Oklahoma petroleum boom town in the 1920s and 1930s.[2] Located in Osage County 1.5 miles north and 1.5 miles west of the present town of Shidler, The Whizbang area at its peak had a population of 10,000 persons and 300 businesses and was considered the rowdiest of the many oil field towns in Oklahoma. HistoryWhizbang was officially known as Denoya by the post office which did not consider the name Whizbang to be dignified. Denoya was the name of a prominent French/Osage Indian family.[3] Perhaps the most infamous of the Oklahoma oil boom towns, Whizbang (or Denoya) came into existence overnight in 1921 when E.W. Marland drilled a 600 barrel per day oil well and precipitated an "oil rush" to the area. Both the quality and quantity of the petroleum were superb. The origin of the name "Whizbang" is uncertain. It may refer to a cartoon character of the day or to a madame of a brothel who called herself Whizbang Red. Customers planning to visit her establishment said they were going to see "Whizbang" and the name was quickly applied to the whole town.{{citation needed|date=December 2018}} Whizbang was a violent place. The bank was robbed twice and "it wasn't safe for a woman to be on the streets after dark." Highway robbers frequently robbed travelers along the road to Shidler at a place called "Pistol Hill." A man called "Jose Alvarado", whose real name was Bert Bryant was hired by oil companies to keep the peace. Alvarado, a Texan, had ridden with Pancho Villa in Mexico. He was considered "everything from a cold-blooded killer to a Robin Hood." Alvardo was once arrested for stealing $2,500 from a brothel owner, but he returned the money and was acquitted. He got into a gunfight with a lawman from a neighboring town over a woman. The other lawman killed the woman and shot Alvarado in the chest. In the ensuing melee, Alvarado shot the other man four times and had both his legs broken by bullets. The two men survived, were put in the same hospital, and became friends.[4][5] With the exhaustion of the petroleum reserves in the late 1920s Whizbang declined. The post office, established in 1921, was closed in 1942, and today little remains of the town except a network of old roads. Persons who lived and worked near Whizbang during its heyday included oilmen E.W. Marland and Frank Phillips and future actors Ben Johnson, Jr., a cowboy and rodeo star, and Clark Gable who worked as a roustabout in the oil fields. TodayToday the rubble and remains of Whizbang/Denoya can easily be seen from the road. Several sidewalks still parallel the road, and a number of building foundations are still in the area. A few occupied houses are still nearby. References1. ^1 {{cite gnis|1829088|Denoya, Oklahoma}} {{Osage County, Oklahoma}}2. ^Morris, John Wesley (1977). Ghost towns of Oklahoma. Norman: University of Oklahoma Press. pp. 64. {{ISBN|0-8061-1420-7}}. 3. ^{{cite web |title=Denoya (Whizbang), Oklahoma, Osage County |url=http://okielegacy.org/journal/ezine/?vol=0&search=1&city=Denoya&state=Oklahoma |website=The Okie Legacy |accessdate=October 23, 2011 |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20120330062337/http://okielegacy.org/journal/ezine/?vol=0&search=1&city=Denoya&state=Oklahoma |archivedate=March 30, 2012|deadurl=yes}} 4. ^{{cite web |title=Shidler, Oklahoma History |url=http://www.gazmuth.com/local/30mile/shidler.php |website=The Virtual Realm |accessdate=February 25, 2011 |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20110711020905/http://www.gazmuth.com:80/local/30mile/shidler.php |archivedate=July 11, 2011 |deadurl=yes}} 5. ^{{cite web |title=Denoya |url=http://www.jcs-group.com/oldwest/towns/okie2.html |website=The Spell of the West |accessdate=February 25, 2011 |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20110912193359/http://www.jcs-group.com:80/oldwest/towns/okie2.html |archivedate=September 12, 2011|deadurl=yes}} 3 : Ghost towns in Oklahoma|Unincorporated communities in Osage County, Oklahoma|Unincorporated communities in Oklahoma |
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