Babbs, Oklahoma
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Babbs is a small rural community in Kiowa County, Oklahoma
. It was named for Edith "Babbs" Babcock. Babbs was the scene of the nationally known Babbs Switch Fire
on December 24, 1924, in which 36 people died in a school fire. Many of the dead were children but several families were completely wiped out.
Kiowa County, Oklahoma
Kiowa County is a county located in the U.S. state of Oklahoma. As of 2000, the population was 10,227. Its county seat is Hobart.-Geography:According to the U.S. Census Bureau, the county has a total area of . is land and is water....
. It was named for Edith "Babbs" Babcock. Babbs was the scene of the nationally known Babbs Switch Fire
Babbs Switch Fire
The Babbs Switch fire on December 24, 1924 killed thirty-six people in a one-room school house at Babbs Switch, Oklahoma, USA. Whole families died and more than half the dead were children....
on December 24, 1924, in which 36 people died in a school fire. Many of the dead were children but several families were completely wiped out.