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Old 04-22-2015, 07:24 AM
 
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It doesn't sound like a question that would be on Jeopardy.
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Old 04-22-2015, 10:32 AM
 
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Yeah. It could have been asked, but I think the question would be phrased differently. I did search "Little Chicago in Oklahoma" and found one answer that included Chicksha plus other small towns near it. .
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Old 01-17-2020, 12:03 PM
 
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Chickasha has been known as little Chicago in the past but apparently so have several other cities I believe it started dying out around here in the early 1960's. It was referred to in that way mainly because of the mob's involvement in this area, which is kept more quiet now. And that moniker was used mostly by outsiders that were privy to what went on here and who was behind it. As for the other towns "KNOWN" for that name IDK??????
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Old 01-17-2020, 12:38 PM
 
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Chickasha has been known as little Chicago in the past but apparently so have several other cities I believe it started dying out around here in the early 1960's. It was referred to in that way mainly because of the mob's involvement in this area, which is kept more quiet now. And that moniker was used mostly by outsiders that were privy to what went on here and who was behind it. As for the other towns "KNOWN" for that name IDK??????
A bunch. Probably even a couple more in Oklahoma...

From a site promoting a book about Hamilton, Ohio as being "Little Chicago"

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The nickname “Little Chicago” is not unique to this city.Based on a quick Google search of the phrase and the word “nickname,” at least 16 other American towns and cities emerge that earned the same dubious distinction during the Prohibition Era, including four Ohio municipalities, Warren, Canton, Youngstown and Lima.
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