According to one researcher: "
The legend of the Kitchen Lake Witch is mentioned on several websites, but it appears to date only from about the 1960's. (Note: If anyone knows of any earlier mentions let me know). It appears to be a combination of a huge fire that did occur at the nearby Tinker Air Base depot in the 1950's that sent ash flying for miles - much of it into the area of nearby Kitchen Lake - a rural suburb wanna be that never really took off. Situated so close to the "forbidden zone" of a military enclave, its rural setting, and desires of youth to escape to the lake for "parties" a story of a witch seemed to evolve. There is a land lot with the remains of a chimney and some evidence of fire, but more research is required. It appears to be largely urban legend, as no deaths appear to have occurred there 
related to a fire (via a search of local newspapers). Today, the lake is a trash rimmed rural water hole that might someday be developed into a nice and appreciated park area that highlights the lovely rolling hills of the area."
The legend of the Kitchen Lake Witch is mentioned on several websites, but it appears to date only from about the 1960's. (Note: If anyone knows of any earlier mentions let me know). It appears to be a combination of a huge fire that did occur at the nearby Tinker Air Base depot in the 1950's that sent ash flying for miles - much of it into the area of nearby Kitchen Lake - a rural suburb wanna be that never really took off. Situated so close to the "forbidden zone" of a military enclave, its rural setting, and desires of youth to escape to the lake for "parties" a story of a witch seemed to evolve. There is a land lot with the remains of a chimney and some evidence of fire, but more research is required. It appears to be largely urban legend, as no deaths appear to have occurred there 
related to a fire (via a search of local newspapers). Today, the lake is a trash rimmed rural water hole that might someday be developed into a nice and appreciated park area that highlights the lovely rolling hills of the area."
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This is interesting. I wonder why there would be a forbidden military zone. So many times the military locks up secrets that aren't all that interesting when exposed.
During WW2 and the Korean and into the Vietnam Era, the tendency was to keep a pretty broad clearnance zone around Tinker. I thinkit was more an attempt to keep people out of their "backyard" than any real top secret activities...although the depot fire south of Tinker in the later '40 was pretty dangerous and flammable materials (ashes, etc.) were scattered for miles.
Yea I went to the old house in about 1977 or 1978 they had horse back riding. kind of like Drapery riding stables only better horses. After a lot of heavy rain. city condemned the bridge. House was struck by lightning and burnt. City never rebuild bridge. There was nothing scary about it. We also traveled 119th ot 12th street out of Moore. To Drapery Lake, party there every weekend back then. I think that's part of the reason the city never fixed the bridge
LOL this is so funny ... i lived in that house and worked at the riding stables there. I still am in contact with the people that lived there and ran the stables. Used to be a story about the little girl sitting at the fireplace playing with her dolls. but it's changed over the years. still a good story.
Both of my parents work for TAFB and both said there isn't any use for it or any reason for it being closed off.
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