﻿<?xml version="1.0" encoding="utf-8"?><!--RSS Genrated: Tue, 07 Apr 2026 08:20:28 GMT--><rss version="2.0" xmlns:atom="http://www.w3.org/2005/Atom" xmlns:dc="http://purl.org/dc/elements/1.1/" xmlns:content="http://purl.org/rss/1.0/modules/content/"><channel><title>City of Oxford - History of Oxford</title><link>https://oxfordks.org:443/News-Information/rss/category/27614/history-of-oxford</link><atom:link href="https://oxfordks.org:443/News-Information/rss/category/27614/history-of-oxford" rel="self" type="application/rss+xml" /><description>RSS document</description><item><dc:creator><![CDATA[Shannon Brister]]></dc:creator><title><![CDATA[101 S Sumner Demolition]]></title><link>https://oxfordks.org/News-Information/101-s-sumner-demolition</link><description><![CDATA[  Once home to the Palace Theater the building that sits at 101 S Sumner St is set for demolition in the coming days and weeks.  Originally built as the Oxford Opera House in 1909 this building also ...]]></description><pubDate>Thu, 23 Jan 2025 15:07:00 GMT</pubDate><guid>https://oxfordks.org/News-Information/101-s-sumner-demolition</guid><dc:identifier><![CDATA[cb55d03f-bf2b-41df-925b-0ace529218ac-2544]]></dc:identifier></item><item><dc:creator><![CDATA[Jen Sharp]]></dc:creator><title><![CDATA[How it all began...]]></title><link>https://oxfordks.org/News-Information/how-it-all-began</link><description><![CDATA[ Oxford’s history really began in 1869, when the Osage Indians camped near the large cottonwood ford which winds along the Ninnescah River and dumps into the Arkansas River. Chief Napawalla first ...]]></description><pubDate>Wed, 17 Jan 2024 15:54:00 GMT</pubDate><guid>https://oxfordks.org/News-Information/how-it-all-began</guid><dc:identifier><![CDATA[cb55d03f-bf2b-41df-925b-0ace529218ac-2248]]></dc:identifier></item><item><dc:creator><![CDATA[Jen Sharp]]></dc:creator><title><![CDATA[The Old Mill]]></title><link>https://oxfordks.org/News-Information/the-old-mill</link><description><![CDATA[ Oxford is known for The Old Mill. The mill was built in 1874 by D. N. Cook and John Hewitt. A three mile race was hand dug parallel to the Arkansas River. The water running through the mill race ...]]></description><pubDate>Thu, 11 Jan 2024 15:58:00 GMT</pubDate><guid>https://oxfordks.org/News-Information/the-old-mill</guid><dc:identifier><![CDATA[cb55d03f-bf2b-41df-925b-0ace529218ac-2250]]></dc:identifier></item><item><dc:creator><![CDATA[Jen Sharp]]></dc:creator><title><![CDATA[Important Historical Dates]]></title><link>https://oxfordks.org/News-Information/important-historical-dates</link><description><![CDATA[ January, 1871     

 Oxford Town and Emigration Company laid out the city of Oxford 

 March 1, 1871 

 The first store in the town, and as Oxford was the first town in the county to be ...]]></description><pubDate>Tue, 09 Jan 2024 15:56:00 GMT</pubDate><guid>https://oxfordks.org/News-Information/important-historical-dates</guid><dc:identifier><![CDATA[cb55d03f-bf2b-41df-925b-0ace529218ac-2249]]></dc:identifier></item></channel></rss>