(339) Haskell State School of Agriculture | lost-colleges

(339) Haskell State School of Agriculture | lost-colleges

One of six agricultural junior colleges authorized by the first Oklahoma legislature, but defunded in 1917, the campus sat at the east end of College Ave. in Broken Arrow, and the main building was used by the school district until demolition in 1989. The home of college president J. S. Esslinger, which also served as a girls' dormitory, stood on the SE corner of 5th and College until 2018. LostColleges.com covers 11 schools in Oklahoma and hundreds nationwide, describing the history of each school and the status of any brick and mortar remaining. Essays on the site describe the ripples of loss to a community emanating from the closure of a small college and the stages of decay of a campus's physical remnants. The site is curated by Paul Batesel, an emeritus professor of English at Mayville State University in North Dakota. His introductory essay describes his motivation and where he searches for information.