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Butler and Greenwood Counties were both organized in 1855. But they would have to wait more than a half century to realize the promise of illustrious place names like “El Dorado” and “Prospect Township.” When World War I raised the demand for oil, prices spiked and investors came calling on area farmers and ranchers, who quickly learned that oil was a “better crop than alfalfa.”
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