History The Chicago, Rock Island and Pacific Railroad (Rock Island) extended a line from Chickasha to the northern part of the Kiowa, Comanche and Apache Reservation in 1899. It terminated about two miles from an existing tent city called Oakdale, consisting of a store and post office on the former Cheyenne and Arapaho Reservation. The Oakdale post office was renamed Mountain View, honoring the nearby Wichita Mountains, on October 9, 1900.Taylor, Ethel Crisp. "Mountain View,", Encyclopedia of Oklahoma History and Culture, Accessed January 26, 2016.
history the chicago rock island and pacific railroad (rock island) extended a line from chickasha to the northern part of the kiowa comanche and apache reservation in 1899 it terminated about two miles from an existing tent city called oakdale consisting of a store and post office on the former cheyenne and arapaho reservation the oakdale post office was renamed mountain view honoring the nearby wichita mountains on october 9 1900taylor ethel crisp "mountain view" encyclopedia of oklahoma history and culture accessed january 26 2016