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Eufaula is a city in and the county seat of McIntosh County, Oklahoma, United States. [5] The population was 2,813 at the 2010 census, an increase of 6.6 percent from 2,639 in 2000. [6] Eufaula is in the southern part of the county, 30 miles (48 km) north of McAlester and 32 miles (51 km) south of Muskogee. [7]
Fort Sill is a United States Army post north of Lawton, Oklahoma, about 85 miles (137 km) southwest of Oklahoma City.It covers almost 94,000 acres (38,000 ha). [2]The fort was first built during the Indian Wars. [3]
"Old Guard House, Fort Sill, Okla" [The stone Guard House at Fort Sill, Oklahoma was built between 1872 and 1873 by the "Buffalo Soldiers" of the 10th Cavalry Regiment]. DigitalPrairie.ok.gov ~ Oklahoma Department of Libraries (Oklahoma Postcard). Curt Teich & Co. Archived from the original on July 1, 1938 – via Sooner News Co. ~ Lawton ...
McIntosh County is a county located in the U.S. state of Oklahoma.As of the 2020 census, the population was 18,941. [1] Its county seat is Eufaula. [2] The county is named for an influential Muscogee Creek family, whose members led the migration of the Lower Towns to Indian Territory and served as leaders for generations.
Elgin is a city in northeastern Comanche County, Oklahoma, United States. The population was 2,156 at the 2010 census, a 78 percent increase from 1,210 at the 2000 census. [4] It is included in the Lawton, Oklahoma Metropolitan Statistical Area. It is the site of Fort Sill National Cemetery.
In 1939, SH-36 was extended to the north. The highway followed US-277/US-281 north to the south side of Lawton. There, the highway split off to head due north along Fort Sill Boulevard through town, coming to an end at the gate of Fort Sill itself. [8] [9] Changes also occurred further south. On September 10, 1951, US-70 and SH-36 were ...
It is located on the boundary between the Wichita Mountain Wildlife Refuge and Fort Sill military base. The lake is named for an Oklahoma lawyer and politician, Elmer Thomas , who lived in Lawton and represented Oklahoma's 6th Congressional District in the U. S. House of Representatives from 1922 until 1926, then was elected as U.S. Senator ...
Historic Fort Reno – El Reno [53] Honey Springs Battlefield Historic Site – Rentiesville. Largest Civil War battle fought in Oklahoma. [54] Lieutenant General Thomas Stafford Air & Space Museum – Weatherford. [55] Mount Scott – Wichita Mountains Wildlife Refuge. Named after Lieutenant General Winfield Scott. USS Oklahoma (BB-37) (1916 ...