Muskogee County

Muskogee County, Oklahoma

Muskogee County was named for the Muscogee (Creek) Nation.

Established: 1907 ^[1]
County Seat: Muskogee, Oklahoma 74401
Area: 814 mi² (2,108 km²)
Population: 66,339 ^[2]
Region: Green Country
Weather: NWS Tulsa
Info: Wikipedia
History: Oklahoma Historical Society

Bake Oven

This brick oven was constructed with the new bakery erected at Fort Gibson about 1863 to supply the garrison with fresh bread. **

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Battle of Honey Springs

Site 2 mi. east where on July 17, 1863, Gen. J. G. Blunt with Union force of 3,000 men attacked a Confederate force under Gen. D. H. Cooper, encamped on Elk Creek Superior arms and equipment fo…

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Cherokee National Cemetery

Before the Civil War, the Cherokees designated the cemetery as a national cemetery. The Cherokee Nation maintained the cemetery until 1906 when it was transferred to the town of Fort Gibson. Ch…

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First Commercial Long Distance Telephone Line in Oklahoma

Telephones in 1886 The first commercial long distance telephone line in Oklahoma was placed in service here in 1886. It connected Fort Gibson with Tahlequah and Muskogee. The line was …

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Fort Davis

Brigadier General Albert Pike established this frontier post in November of 1861 to house Confederate forces. It was named for Confederate President Jefferson Davis who had served in present-da…

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Fort Gibson

Fort Gibson has a long and colorful history. The first post was erected by Colonel Matthew Arbuckle in 1824 and named for the head of the army's commissary department. At the time, it was the w…

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John Martin's Grave

Here lies buried John Martin, a Cherokee indian, born October 20, 1781. He was first chief justice of the first supreme court established in the Cherokee nation. He died October 17, 1840. Er…

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La Harpe’s Council

First peace council and alliance between a European government and Oklahoma Indian tribes occurred here in 1719 when French explorer Bernard de la Harpe explored the area. **

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Powder Magazine

Erected to provide storage space for the gunpowder and ammunition used by the troops stationed at the post, this building was constructed about 1842. **

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Red Bird

This is one of thirteen all-black towns, out of more than 50 that once existed, remaining in Oklahoma. While Tullahassee is reportedly the oldest, most were established between 1889 and 1907 as…

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State's Earliest Oil Refinery

STATE'S EARLIEST OIL REFINERY Muskogee Oil Refining Company, organized in March, 1905, built a "finishing plant" near this site in November, 1905. It soon was producing lamp kerosene, lubric…

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Thomas-Foreman Home

Residence was built by John R. Thomas, a federal judge and former congressman from Illinois. He was known as the father of the United States Navy for his congressional work to increase the size…

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Tullahassee

Tullahassee, a Creek word meaning "old town," now occupies the site of Tullahassee Mission, established in the Creek Nation in 1850 by Reverend Robert M. Loughridge under the auspices of the Pr…

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Union Agency

Now housing the Five Civilized Tribes Museum, this original Union Agency building was constructed in 1875 by the federal government to oversee the affairs of the Five Civilized Tribes. Cornerst…

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USS Batfish / War Memorial Park and Museum

Muskogee War Memorial and home of the USS Batfish.

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Webbers Falls

Western Cherokee Chief Walter Webber established a trading post here in 1829. The falls on the Arkansas were reportedly six feet high in 1806, sufficient to block travel for river steamers. The…

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Younger's Bend

Formerly a strong southerly bend in the Canadian River was located here. The course of the river was permanently changed after the construction of the Lake Eufaula Dam in 1964. It is thought th…

County information from Wikipedia.
Population from U.S. Census Bureau, 2020.