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Falls Creek is the home of Falls Creek Baptist Conference Center. The former B. B. McKinney Chapel in Falls Creek was named in honor of Baylus Benjamin McKinney, the Louisiana native and Christian singer and composer of 149 gospel hymns. It was demolished in 2003-2004 for the construction of the new R.A. Young Tabernacle.
Jenks is a city in Tulsa County, Oklahoma, United States, and a suburb of Tulsa, in the northeastern part of the state. It is situated between the Arkansas River and U.S. Route 75. Jenks is one of the fastest-growing cities in Oklahoma. The city's population was 16,924 in the 2010 census, but by 2020, this had grown to 25,949. [4]
The Rodgers and Hammerstein musical Oklahoma! is set in Claremore and the surrounding area, in 1906 (the year before Oklahoma became a state); it was based on the play Green Grow the Lilacs by playwright Lynn Riggs who grew up on a farm in the Claremore area. [13] The Quantum Leap season 3 episode "8½ Months" is also set near Claremore.
After Oklahoma was admitted as a state, Eufaula was part of the newly organized McIntosh County. The residents of Eufaula were involved in a dispute with nearby Checotah, in what was known as the McIntosh County Seat War, during 1907 and 1909. The legislature had designated Checotah as the new county seat, but the people of Eufaula refused to ...
B & B Grocery on the corner of the railroad tracks and 41st Street in Red Fork was one of the stores who were driven out of business during the infrastructure upgrades of the 1960s and 1970s, such as the city building the first heated bridge over the railroad tracks at 41st Street ending at Southwest Blvd. bypassing the B&B Grocery which made ...
In the city, the population was spread out, with 25.1% under the age of 18, 6.7% from 18 to 24, 25.5% from 25 to 44, 19.4% from 45 to 64, and 23.3% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 39 years. For every 100 females, there were 93.2 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 85.3 males.
This is an accepted version of this page This is the latest accepted revision, reviewed on 31 December 2024. City in Oklahoma, United States Stilwell, Cherokee Nation ᏍᏗᎳᏪᎵ (Cherokee) City Defunct train station in Stilwell Location within Adair County and the state of Oklahoma Coordinates: 35°48′55″N 94°37′53″W / 35.81528°N 94.63139°W / 35.81528; -94.63139 ...
Moore is located just south of Oklahoma City and north of Norman, in central Oklahoma. According to the United States Census Bureau , the city has a total area of 22.2 square miles (57.4 km 2 ), of which 21.8 square miles (56.5 km 2 ) is land and 0.35 square miles (0.9 km 2 ), or 1.52%, is water.