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The Poteau post office opened in 1887 and the Kansas City, Pittsburg and Gulf Railroad (acquired by the Kansas City Southern Railway in 1900) began serving the town in 1896. [8] In 1900, the Federal Court of Indian Territory was moved from Cameron, Oklahoma to Poteau. The Poteau News was first published in 1905. Other modern improvements during ...
This is intended to be a complete list of the properties and districts on the National Register of Historic Places in LeFlore County, Oklahoma, United States. The locations of National Register properties and districts for which the latitude and longitude coordinates are included below, may be seen in a map. [1]
LeFlore County is a county along the eastern border of the U.S state of Oklahoma.As of the 2020 census, the population was 48,129. [1] Its county seat is Poteau. [2] The county is part of the Fort Smith metropolitan area and the name honors a Choctaw family named LeFlore. [3]
On July 6, 1964, the Oklahoma State Highway Commission approved a realignment to US-59's route through Poteau. [17] Another change, further north, was approved on March 4, 1968. This moved US-59 onto a new bridge over the Arkansas River upon completion of its construction, with the old highway being turned over to the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers.
Robert S. Kerr Airport covers an area of 175 acres (71 ha) at an elevation of 450 feet (137 m) above mean sea level.It has one runway designated 18/36 with an asphalt surface measuring 4,007 by 75 feet (1,221 x 23 m).
The road becomes a freeway in the run-up to Interstate 540, which begins at the Oklahoma–Arkansas state line. SH-112 exits at the last interchange in Oklahoma. From here, the highway heads north toward Arkoma, paralleling the state line. [citation needed] SH-112 intersects SH-9A in Arkoma, and one of the two highways continues to the state line.
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Fourche Maline's confluence with the Poteau River is now submerged in Lake Wister, about 6 miles (9.7 km) south of the confluence. The distance from origin to confluence is about 37 miles (60 km) [ 3 ] Oklahoma Historian Muriel Wright translated the French name as meaning "treacherous fork" in English. [ 4 ]