Historical Marker Program

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The Great Wolf Hunt of 1905

Tillman County
Location: eleven miles east of Frederick, Oklahoma at Hammsville, Oklahoma
Sponsor(s): Tillman County Historical Society
Topics: Folklife; Government; Recreational/Service; Territorial Period, 1861–1907; Transportation

President Theodore Roosevelt arrived by train in Frederick, Oklahoma, on April 5, 1905. A passionate hunter and ardent believer in the wild outdoor life, the President was there to join famed world hunter Jack "Catch 'em Alive" Abernathy for a wolf hunting expedition. More than 500 excited citizens packed the streets of downtown Frederick to get a glimpse of the President and hear his speech.