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[a] [4] At the time the Trumbo house was built, Muskogee was within the Creek Nation in Indian Territory. It was the most populous and most commercially important city in the Territory. The two men provided financing for Muskogee's Convention Hall, which was built in 1907 to house the Trans-Mississippi Commercial Convention.
Active in state politics since 1905, L. R. Kershaw was a delegate to Oklahoma State and Muskogee County conventions. In 1906 he was nominated to the Oklahoma Constitutional Convention for the 74th District of Indian Territory, which became the new state of Oklahoma in 1907.
The thematic nomination of Territorial Homes of Muskogee is significant because: (1) their historic association with five of the most prominent businessmen and influential community leaders in Muskogee during the latter stages of-the Indian Territory era and the first decade of Oklahoma statehood, and (2) although the homes were constructed ...
Sep. 11—At their regular meeting Monday, the Muskogee Board of County Commissioners took the following action: —Approved purchase orders, monthly reports and minutes of the Sept 5, 2023.
Aug. 3—Former Treasurer Robyn Boswell walked into the Muskogee County Board of Commissioners meeting as an elected official — she left the meeting as an interim county official and political ...
Thomas Horner Owen (February 24, 1873 – September 19, 1938) was a judge of the Oklahoma Supreme Court.Born and raised in Arkansas, he moved to Indian Territory in 1894. According to Victor Harlow's version of Owen's biography, Owen was born near Jasper, Arkansas on February 24, 187
Polk County is the most densely populated county at 864/sq mi (333.5/km 2), an increase in density from 2010 when it was 655.5/sq mi (253.08/km 2). [7] Polk County contains the state's capital and largest city, Des Moines. In addition, Iowa has one of the smallest percentages of counties whose boundaries are dictated by natural means, the vast ...
It was a two-story brick office building built in 1908 and demolished in 1988. The Escoe Building was the only professional building in Muskogee's black district and housed the first black-owned bank in Oklahoma. It was also known as the Simmons Building because it housed the Simmons Royalty Co., Oklahoma's f