Henryetta

History

Hugh Henry established a ranch on Creek Nation land in 1885. He soon found a deposit of coal, which he began using to fuel the forge at his ranch. Discovery of more coal deposits in the large Henryetta Coal Formation attracted several railroads to develop these mines. A settlement named Furrs grew up around the mines. The name changed to Henryetta when a post office opened on August 28, 1900. At statehood in 1907, Henryetta had 1,051 residents. The economy was based on agriculture, coal, natural gas and oil. In 1909, the area had 14 coal mines, producing 65,000 tons per month. By 1910, the population had grown to 1,671. The town added a broom factory, several brick factories and a bottling plant during the 1920s. Henryetta's manufacturing base continued to expand. Pittsburgh Plate Glass (PPG) built a plate glass window plant in Henryetta in 1929–30, employing 900 people and claiming to be the largest west of the Mississippi River. The factory closed in 1974, but was purchased and refitted for making glass containers, and continues in operation by Anchor Glass Container. Eagle-Picher placed a massive zinc smelting facility in the Spelter City area of town, which continued through the 1960's. The company also employed more than 700 people at its plant that extracted the rare metal germanium. Besides Anchor Glass, current employers include the international oilfield-services company Shawcor; Henryetta Pallet, a regional wood pallet manufacturer; and, G&H Decoy, a waterfowl decoy manufacturer since 1934. On May 1, 2023, seven people were killed in a mass murder in Henryetta, allegedly by Jesse McFadden, found as one of the deceased.

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Largest nearby schools

• HENRYETTA ES
  Elementary · Henryetta · 529 students · 15.6:1 ratio
• HENRYETTA HS
  High · Henryetta · 301 students · 13.7:1 ratio
• HENRYETTA MS
  Middle · Henryetta · 242 students · 15.1:1 ratio
• DEWAR ES
  Elementary · Dewar · 240 students · 15:1 ratio
• WILSON ES
  Elementary · Henryetta · 220 students · 22:1 ratio
• SCHULTER ES
  Elementary · Schulter · 169 students · 24.1:1 ratio
• DEWAR HS
  High · Dewar · 137 students · 17.1:1 ratio
• DEWAR MS
  Middle · Dewar · 119 students · 19.8:1 ratio