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Carl Albert (1908–2000), Speaker of the United States House of Representatives from 1971 to 1977; born in McAlester, reared in Bugtussle, Oklahoma; Bob Ballinger (born 1974), Republican member of the Arkansas House of Representatives; reared in Tulsa; Dewey F. Bartlett, Sr. (1919–1979), Oklahoma governor and U.S. senator
McAlester was the site of the 2004 trial of Terry Nichols on Oklahoma state charges related to the 1995 Oklahoma City bombing. On December 25, 2000, an ice storm hit the area, leaving residents without electrical service and water for more than two weeks; in January 2007, another devastating ice storm crippled the city, leaving residents ...
Pages in category "People from McAlester, Oklahoma" The following 49 pages are in this category, out of 49 total. This list may not reflect recent changes. A.
McAlester News-Capital Type Daily newspaper Format Broadsheet Owner(s) CNHI Publisher Amy Johns Editor Glenn Puit Founded 1896 Headquarters 500 South Second Street McAlester, Oklahoma 74501 United States Circulation 9,958 Daily (as of 2007) Website mcalesternews.com The McAlester News-Capital (formerly the News-Capital & Democrat) is a daily newspaper published in McAlester, Oklahoma, United ...
The community began growing after 1895, when the Choctaw, Oklahoma and Gulf Railroad (later the Chicago, Rock Island and Pacific Railroad) built a line through Stuart, connecting it to McAlester and Oklahoma City. On April 14, 1896, the post office was renamed Stuart, in honor of Judge Charles Bingley Stuart of McAlester. [5]
Bryant is a Creek Indian Nation townsite in Okmulgee County, Oklahoma, United States. Bryant is southwest of Henryetta and southeast of the town of Pharoah, being both south of Interstate 40 and east of U.S. Route 75 on Bryant Road. [3] It is the subject of a book by Mickey J. Martin. [4] [5]
The Carl Albert Federal Building is a historic courthouse located in McAlester, Oklahoma. Built in 1914, the facility was renamed in 1985 in honor of former Speaker of the House Carl Albert, a native of the town. [1] It previously served the United States District Court for the Eastern District of Oklahoma.
McAlester later surrounded the log structure with a single-story house and also built a much larger two-story Queen Anne style house joined by a breezeway to the smaller structure. Its furnishings, many of which remain to this day, reflected the prosperity and position that the McAlester family enjoyed in the community.