Gray Horse, Oklahoma facts for kids
Quick facts for kids
Gray Horse
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 Gray Horse
Location in Oklahoma
Gray Horse
Location in the United States
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| Country | United States |
| State | Oklahoma |
| County | Osage |
| Elevation | 922 ft (281 m) |
| Time zone | UTC-6 (Central (CST)) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC-5 (CDT) |
| GNIS feature ID | 1093342 |
Gray Horse is a small community in Osage County, Oklahoma, United States. It is an unincorporated community. This means it does not have its own local government. Instead, it is part of the larger county.
The community was named after an important Osage medicine man called Gray Horse. His Osage name was Ko-wah-hos-tsa. A post office was opened in Gray Horse on May 5, 1890. It continued to serve the community until December 31, 1931.
A Time of Change and History
Gray Horse and nearby towns like Fairfax and Pawhuska became very important in the early 1920s. This was a time when oil was discovered in the area. The Osage tribe members living there became very wealthy from the oil.
The events of this period, including the challenges faced by the Osage community, have been documented. David Grann wrote a book about it in 2017. The book is called Killers of the Flower Moon: The Osage Murders and the Birth of the FBI.
David Grann, a writer for The New Yorker, described Gray Horse as one of the "older settlements" within the Osage Nation.
Education in Gray Horse
Students living in Gray Horse attend schools run by Woodland Public Schools.
A public school building was constructed in Gray Horse by the Works Progress Administration. This school opened its doors in 1939. However, it later closed in 1963. In 2019, the Osage Nation acquired the old school building.
