History

Indian Football Proud Tradition

By Ledger Staff

As Little Axe School students cap off their Homecoming celebrations this week with a football game, it sholud be reminded that football in this area holds a long tradition. In fact, Little Axe football likely goes back as far as 1886, when the Big Jim Band of the Shawnee first settled in the area and played a game using a... »

Get to know Murray the Hump

By Ledger Staff

One-time Little Axe resident and Al Capone associate Murray Humphreys, will be remembered at a gathering close to his former home at Brendle Corner. Mel Shoemaker is hosting the meeting which includes a movie about Humphreys' life and reports from relatives and people who knew him and worked with him. From Wikipedia Llewelyn Morris Humphreys (1899 - November 23, 1965) (also known... »

Drawing the Motmot

By Ledger Staff
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Little Axe artist Debby Cotter Kaspari took her little 3" X 5" sketch book to the Panama jungle. Rufous Motmot by D. Kaspari See more pages here. As a dedicated field artist she uses her signature gesture drawings, field notes and camera to accentuate the rhythms and movements of her animal, plant and landscape subjects. Most of her work is done on paper,... »

School converts old brewery

By Ledger Staff
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Construction workers preparing the site for a new marquee south of Little Axe High School likely called OKIE to mark any hidden utility lines. But they probably didn't find out where the old Little Axe Still might be buried. Or who use to operate it. ... a long, long, long, time ago, there was a moonshine still built on the... »

Etched in Our Memory

By Ledger Staff
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Little Axe movie consultant

By Ledger Staff
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Shawnee language and cultural consultant George Blanchard and Director Ric Burns discuss Tecumseh's Vision. -Photo: Larry Gus Emmy-winning writer and director, Burns, talks about his latest film “Tecumseh’s Vision” to Austin360. ... I stood up in front of hostile groups of absentee Shawnee in Little Axe, Okla., who wanted to know: “What is your motive in making this film and telling this... »

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