Edmond

Edmond

Edmond city (1990 pop. 52,315), Oklahoma co., central Okla.; settled 1889. It is a trading center with a huge oil field and small industries that manufacture concrete, petroleum products, and other goods. The city's population nearly tripled from 1970 to 1990. The Univ. of Central Oklahoma is in Edmond. South of the city in Memorial Park is the grave of Wiley Post , who died with Will Rogers in a plane crash near Point Barrow, Alaska, in 1935.

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Edmond

Edmond ♂ (French) form of Edmund, now in quite frequent use in the English-speaking world.

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PATRICK HANKS, KATE HARDCASTLE, and FLAVIA HODGES. "Edmond." A Dictionary of First Names. 2006. Retrieved June 01, 2012 from Encyclopedia.com: http://www.encyclopedia.com/doc/1O41-Edmond.html

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Edmond

Edmond, Oklahoma/USA Founded in 1889, it is named after Edmond Townsend, a local rancher.

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JOHN EVERETT-HEATH. "Edmond." Concise Dictionary of World Place-Names. 2005. Encyclopedia.com. 1 Jun. 2012 <http://www.encyclopedia.com>.

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Edmond

Edmond ♂ (French) From English. See Edmund.

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PATRICK HANKS, KATE HARDCASTLE, and FLAVIA HODGES. "Edmond." A Dictionary of First Names. 2006. Retrieved June 01, 2012 from Encyclopedia.com: http://www.encyclopedia.com/doc/1O41-Edmond1.html

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