During the 1880s the St. Louis-San Francisco Railway, more popularly known as the “Frisco”, built a line from north to south through the Choctaw Nation of the Indian Territory, connecting Fort Smith, Arkansas with Paris, Texas.

Train stations were established every few miles to aid in opening up the land and, more particularly, to serve as the locations of section houses.

Transportation was provided by the Frisco Railroad, which offered six trains per day—three in each direction—until it closed to passenger traffic during the late 1950s.

Hamden, in its commercial heyday, boasted a cotton gin, store, school and churches, in addition to numerous homes.

The only local landmarks are a community center and the foundations of the old cotton gin, located near the railroad tracks and creek.