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Washunga, Oklahoma

Washunga, Oklahoma

Washunga was located at the headquarters of the Kaw Nation. Although the US government promised the Kaw that Washunga would be theirs in perpetuity, residents were forced to move prior to the town's inundation by Kaw Dam in the 1970s.

About this community

Dam
Kaw Dam
River
Arkansas River
Established
1903
Inundated
1976