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The 2009 article points out that the book, "Oklahoma Place Names," listed a former community in Adair County had a post office from November 12, 1895 until December 31, 1942, named Barren Fork,"...from the Barren Fork tributary of the Illinois River." [3]
Deep Fork River: 944: Near Beggs: North Canadian River: 834: Near Wetumka: Elk River: 821: Near Tiff City, Missouri: Chikaskia River: 619: Near Blackwell: Lee Creek: 546: Near Arkansas state line North Fork Red River: 531: Near Tipton: Clear Boggy Creek: 498: Near Caney: Glover River: 497: Near Glover Cache Creek: 391: Near junction with Red ...
The river is a major source of tourism in the area. In 1999, it was estimated to have brought in approximately 500,000 tourists and $9 million to the Oklahoma section of the river. The upper section and its tributaries, Flint Creek and the Baron Fork, became a designated Scenic River under the Oklahoma Scenic Rivers Act in 1977.
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Baron is an unincorporated community and Census designated place in Adair County, Oklahoma, United States, located along U.S. Route 59 between Westville and Stilwell.It was built on the West Branch of the Baron Fork of the Illinois River, a tributary of the Arkansas River via the Illinois River.
Located along the Kiamichi River North of Lake Hugo and Hugo Lake State Park near Apple. Includes Kiamichi River & Sawyer WDUs. 18,196 acres (7,364 ha) with the non-contiguous tracts of the Sawyer Unit having 551 acres (223 ha) and the Hamden Unit consisting of 480 acres (190 ha).
In 1983, the city of Sulphur traded the 67-acre Veterans Lake (27 ha) to the recreation area in exchange for a strip of land above the State Highway Seven bridge. [ 3 ] In 2011, the United States Mint issued a quarter featuring the Chickasaw's Lincoln Bridge, a limestone bridge built in 1909 to commemorate the 100th birthday of Abraham Lincoln ...
Bernice State Park, also called Bernice Area at Grand Lake State Park, is an 88-acre (360,000 m 2) Oklahoma state park located in Delaware County, Oklahoma. It is located near the city of Bernice, Oklahoma at the northwestern corner of Grand Lake o' the Cherokees. The park is actually across the mouth of the Neosho River from the town of ...