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The town was originally founded in 1886 as 'Frazer', but relocated in 1891 due to a flood. It was renamed 'Altus', the Latin word for high place. There is a related Wikipedia link listed below.

Oklahoma derives from the Choctaw wordsokla and humma, meaning 'red people'. There is a related Wikipedia link listed below for that, as well.

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