Hess, Oklahoma

Hess is an unincorporated community in Jackson County, in the U.S. state of Oklahoma.[1]

History

A post office called Hess was established in 1889, and remained in operation until 1920.[2] Elvira P Hess, an early postmaster, gave the community her family name.[3]

Notable people

Earlene Risinger, a pitcher in the All-American Girls Professional Baseball League, was born in Hess in 1927.[4] Hobart Brown, American sculptor and founder of Kinetic Sculpture Racing, was born in Hess in 1934. [5][6]

References
  1. U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Hess, Oklahoma
  2. "Jackson County". Jim Forte Postal History. Retrieved 3 January 2016.
  3. Shirk, George H. (1 January 1987). Oklahoma Place Names. University of Oklahoma Press. p. 114. ISBN 978-0-8061-2028-7.
  4. Fidler, Merrie A. (14 October 2010). The Origins and History of the All-American Girls Professional Baseball League. McFarland. p. 96. ISBN 978-0-7864-6089-2.
  5. "Hobart Brown, Kinetic Sculpture Race founder, dies at 74". San Jose Mercury News. November 8, 2007.
  6. McClellan, Dennis, Hobart Brown, 73; artist founded wacky yearly sculpture race, Los Angeles Times, November 10, 2007, accessed June 24, 2013



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