Oklahoma Ghost Towns

I've always had a fascination with things abandoned and a love of history.  I found it sad that so many of these places were forgotten.. 
The definition of a ghost town has always been controversial, and people often take offense having their town classified as such.   I decided to use the definition of a ghost town as defined by Oklahoma University professor John Wesley Morris in his 1979 book, Ghost Towns of Oklahoma.   According to John, a ghost town is defined as:
1) Hamlets, villages, towns, and cities that are no longer in existence, all buildings and indications of existence have been either destroyed or covered by water; 2) where the remains of business and/or residential structures still stand but are largely unused; 3) where the population has decreased at least 80 percent from its maximum.
Based on his definition, Oklahoma contains over 2,000 ghost towns.  I decided to start posting short collections of these towns in an effort to preserve a small piece of history.