Property Name:D7850: QUANAH DAM
Resource Name:SAME
Address: WEST BRANCH BLUE BEAVER CREEK, 7800 AREA
City: FORT SILL
Vicinity: None
County: Comanche
Lot: None
Block: None
Plate Name: None
Section: SEC6
Township: T2N
Range: R13W
Restype: Structure
Historic Function: Military Facility
Current Function: Military Facility
Area of Significance 1: Military
Area of Significance 2: Engineering
Description of Significance: NOT ELIGIBLE FOR NATIONAL REGISTER DUE TO LACK OF HISTORIC SIGNIFICANCE. DAM WAS PRIVATELY BUILT/OWNED UNTIL 1957. DAM BUILT BY LANDOWNER TO PROVIDE WATER FOR CATTLE HERD AND RELATED AGRICULTURAL ENDEAVORS.
Document Source: DATE INSCRIBED ON DAM; 1937 CACHE QUADRANGLE TOPOGRAPHIC MAP; 1936 WPA OWNERSHIP MAP, AVAILABLE MCCASLAND DIGITAL COLLECTION AT OSU; GRANTOR/GRANTEE RECORDS AT COMANCHE COUNTY COURTHOUSE, LAWTON, OKLAHOMA; NEWSPAPER ARTICLES FROM LAWTON CONSTITUTION AND DAILY OKLAHOMAN
Name Preparer: CYNTHIA SAVAGE
Survey Provider: NO
Project Name: None
Date Prepared: JULY 2015
Photograph: Yes
Year: 2015
Arch build: UNKNOWN
Year Built: 1934
Original Site: Yes
Date Moved: None
From Where: None
Accessible: Yes
Arch Style: 01
Other Arch Style: Not Applicable
Foundation Material: Stone
Roof Type: Inapplicable
Roof Material: Inapplicable
Wall material 1: Concrete
Wall material 2: Stone
Window Type: INAPPLICABLE
Window Material: Inapplicable
Door Type: INAPPLICABLE
Door Material: Inapplicable
External Features: RAILING
Internal Features: None
Des Detail: PROJECTING STONES AND VARIOUS INSCRIPTONS ON TOP
Condition: Fair (somewhat in need of maintenance)
Description of Resource: MASONRY DAM BUILT OF STONE WITH CONCRETE OVERLAY. NONORIGINAL RAILING ON TOP CONSISTS OF WIRE ROPE STRUNG BETWEEN NARROW ROUND METAL POLES. ALSO ON TOP ARE SERIES OF PROJECTING ROCKS LAID IN CONCRETE. VARIOUS INSCRIPTIONS IN TOP CONCRETE INCLUDING ONE WHICH READS “TOL” WITH “1934” BELOW
Comments: PATENT GRANTED ;AND TO EVA BONNELL IN 1923. FROM 1932 TO 1947, LAND OWNED BY E.M. ROWE. FROM 1947 TO 1950, LAND OWNED BY WAYNE ROWE. FROM 1950 TO 195 7, LAND OWNED BY FRANK RUSH JR.. U.S. ARMY ACQUIRED 2505.16 ACRES FROM RUSH JR. IN 1957 AS PART OF LAST MAJOR EXPANSION OF INSTALLATION. IMPOUNDMENT APPEARS ON 1937 CACHE QUADRANGLE TOPOGRAPHIC MAP. AT UNKNOWN TIME IMPOUNDMENT NAMED QUANAH LAKE, LIKELY BECAUSE LOCATED IN QUANAH TOWNSHIP OF COMANCHE COUNTY. AFTER ARMY ACQUISITION, DAM USED FOR RECREATIONAL (FISHING) PURPOSES; THUS REQUIRING ADDITION OF RAILING AT UNKNOWN TIME.
Placement: None
Listed on National Registry?: No Data
National Register Entry: No Data
Continuation: None
Date Updated: 2016-01-13 00:00:00.000
Latitude: 34.67851
Long: -98.60615
UTM Zone: 14
Easting: 536079.93
Northing: 3837463.29
Year Closed: None
