The Oxford Eagle | The formation and naming of Oxford | Friday, June 24, 2011

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Oxford was incorporated on May 11, 1837. Columnist and local historian Jack Lamar Mayfield tells us how Oxford came to be the place we all call home.

(June 24, 2011, Page 2B)

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Published: June 24, 2011

Writer: Jack Lamar Mayfield

Names: Dr. Thomas Dudley Isom, Eah Na Yea, John D. Martin, John J. Craig

Tags: Chickasaw Cession, Craig's Trading Post, Isom Drug House, Oxford 1837, Oxford incorporation, St. Peter's Cemetery

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