The Black town of Clearview, Oklahoma was founded in Okfuskee County in 1903 it is one of fifty Black Towns founded in Oklahoma and one of thirteen still thriving today. By 1904 the town had a two-story hotel, a print shop, two churches and a brick school house. The Great Depression and the failing price of cotton caused a once thriving town to loose many of its residents but the 2010 census counted 48 Clearview resisents still living there today.
Thursday, August 1, 2019
Clearview, OKlahoma
The Black town of Clearview, Oklahoma was founded in Okfuskee County in 1903 it is one of fifty Black Towns founded in Oklahoma and one of thirteen still thriving today. By 1904 the town had a two-story hotel, a print shop, two churches and a brick school house. The Great Depression and the failing price of cotton caused a once thriving town to loose many of its residents but the 2010 census counted 48 Clearview resisents still living there today.
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