Tar River, Oklahoma
Original Name of Cardin, Oklahoma.
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Lead and Zinc mines west of Tar River, 1917. Tar Creek runs right through the town. Cardin was a city of mines and mills. Some of the mines were the Dorothy Bill, Rialto, John Beaver, Goldenrod, and Croesus.
1917 postmark of Tar River, Oklahoma post office.
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Wooden shanties with no modern conveniences were where the miners lived at Tar River, Oklahoma.
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Another early business was the Tar River Grocery and Supply Company. The wagon in front of the store is the delivery wagon.
