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Cashion began as the Town of Downs on a hill 3 miles south of Cimarron River. The first branch line of the Santa Fe and Rock Island Railroads met just 1/2 mile south of the hill at the county line. Downs, which had been declared the State Capital (for one day), was taken down and moved down the hill to the railroad at what became Cashion.

Cashion was named for Roy Cashion of Hennessy, Oklahoma. Roy, a graduate of the Hennessy Senior Class of 1897, had a strong passion and belief in the freedom of the Cuban people. His graduation speech was entitled Liberty for Cuba. When the territorial governor asked for volunteers, Cashions name was first one on the list. He passed through this area on his way to join Teddy Roosevelts Rough Riders in the Spanish American wars. On July 1, 1898, Cashion was killed by a gun shot to the head in the famous charge on San Juan Hill in Cuba. He is believed to be the first Oklahoman to die in battle on foreign soil.

Cashion (the town) was established and boomed. Her growth reached its peak by 1915 and 1916. At this time, two railroads were running two trains a day into town from both Guthrie (Santa Fe) and from Kingfisher (Rock Island). An oil boom brought in the Cashion Pool, which was considered the largest single pool ever discovered. It ran from south of Cashion to near Kansas just west of Enid.

Incorporated in 1900, Cashion was known as The Town Too Tough To Die. While the neighboring towns of Downs, Wandell, Big Four, Lockridge, Navina, Reeding, Columbia and Lincoln Town all folded up and vanished in the great depression or shortly thereafter, Cashion hung on. Today, the town is again growing and business opportunities abound. Some 30 new homes are built each year as new residents commute the 15 to 20 miles to Oklahoma City, Guthrie or Kingfisher.