Craig County

Craig County, Oklahoma

Craig County was named for Granville Craig, a prominent mixed-blood-Cherokee farmer who lived in the Bluejacket area.

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Craig County

Craig County Courthouse

Designed by the noted frim of Layton, Smith, & Forsyth, the Craig County Courthouse was completed in 1920. Utilizing a classical vocabulary, this red brick building is the seat of government fo…

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Craig County

Eastern Trails Museum

Eastern Trails Museum was established in the Vinita City Hall in 1968, first as a Craig County Museum. The name changed as a reminder of the major north-south trails that traversed the county a…

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First Methodist-Episcopal Church, South

An excellent example of the classical revival style, the First Methodist Episcopal Church, south of Vinita resembles its secular neighbor - the Craig County Courthouse. Both the church and cour…

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Hotel Vinita

Constructed in 1930, the Hotel Vinita is located on the new federal highway 66 in downtown Vinita. Unlike older hotels, it was not located near the railroad; instead it catered to the new trave…

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McDougal Filling Station

This house-type filling station was constructed in 1940 on us highway 66 east of Vinita. It exhibits a type of masonry veneer often referred to as giraffe stone, a patchwork of light and dark c…

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Old Military Road

Crossed here: Ft. Gibson (est. 1824) to Ft. Leavenworth. Two Cabin Creek battles in Civil War fought at old ford 5 mi.; S.W. Ketchum is east 1.5 mi., the first store, 1860, and a stage stand we…

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Randall Tire Company

Located on US 66, the former Randall Tire Company catered to the travelers along the storied road. Constructed in 1931, this distinctive building features walls of random stone. The parapet wal…

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Spraker Service Station

A good example of the cottage style of service station built by the continental oil company in the 1920s and 1930s. The glazed buff brick helped to catch the eye of motorists along us 66. The s…

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