At the opening of Kiowa-Comanche-Apache lands, the original townsite in old Comanche County was in SW 1/4, T2S, R11W. The original name McKnight was rejected by the post office, and the name Walter, for City Commissioner W.R. Walter, was chosen in Sept. 1901. The town of Walter incorporated in Sept. 1902 and officially changed to Walters in Dec. 1904, but the post office and depot continued to use Walter until an act of Congress in June 1917 renamed them Walters. After the flood of May 1902, the town moved south to higher ground. When Cotton Co. was created in 1912, voters chose Walters as the county seat. Walters is home to the Comanche Nation homecoming each July and the hometown of 8 of the original 17 Code Talkers, who spoke Comanche to provide U.S. Forces with a language that could not be decoded during World War II. In the 1930’s, Walters was known as the Turkey Capital of the World. It remains a hub of cotton, wheat, cattle, and oil operations, with businesses, a school system that has produced national and state leaders as well as champion scholars and athletes, and active civic clubs, cultural groups, and churches that contribute to the city's welcoming charm.