A Tiny Oklahoma Town ‘Dissolves’ in Its Own Debt
Shamrock was founded on the fortunes of Oklahoma’s first oil boom. When the oil dried up, the town’s luck followed. A population that “fluctuated” between 10,000 and 15,000 had dwindled to 1,400 by 1920, according to the Oklahoma Historical Society. About 100 people lived in Shamrock in 2010, Census data show. That summer, the board [...]