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In 1907, Wewoka became part of the state of Oklahoma, which was admitted to the union. In 1908 it was designated as the county seat of Seminole County, Oklahoma, winning out in an election against the city of Seminole, Oklahoma. [e] Early newspapers were the Wewoka Herald, Wewoka Democrat, and the Seminole County Capital. [1]
Seminole County is a county located in the U.S. state of Oklahoma.As of the 2020 census, the population was 23,556. [1] Its county seat is Wewoka. [2] Most of the county was a reservation for the Seminole Nation of Oklahoma which still retains jurisdiction over some land in the county.
Edmond is a city in Oklahoma County, Oklahoma, United States. It is a part of the Oklahoma City metropolitan area , located in Central Oklahoma . The population was 94,428 according to the 2020 United States Census , a 16% increase from 2010.
Dixon is a census-designated place in Seminole County, Oklahoma, at an elevation of 863 feet. [1] [2] The population was 168 at the time of the 2020 census. [3] It is less than two miles west of Wewoka, Oklahoma, the county seat. [4] It is located on Business 270, being an offshoot of US Route 270 which bypasses Dixon to the west and south. [4]
The J. Coody Johnson Building, at 124 N. Wewoka St. in Wewoka, Oklahoma, was built in 1916.It was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1985. [1]It was deemed significant for its association with J. Coody Johnson, a grandson of slaves to the Creek Nation who became a Howard University-educated lawyer and who represented the Creek Nation before the U.S. Supreme Court.
Map of Oklahoma with area code boundaries. The state of Oklahoma is served by the following area codes: 405/572: Central Oklahoma including Oklahoma City (original area code created in 1947; 572 added as overlay on April 24, 2021 [1] [2] [3] 580: Western and southern Oklahoma (split from 405 in 1997)
Wewoka Lake, sometimes called Lake Wewoka, [1] [2] is a 500-surface-acre reservoir in Oklahoma, with 10 miles of shoreline. [3] It is located just northwest of the City of Wewoka, Oklahoma , the Seminole County seat.
Babbitt (later Seminole Nation of Oklahoma v. Norton) [16] that it had the right to determine its own membership. [5] The District Court for the District of Columbia rejected the Nation's arguments and restored the Freedmen membership and voting rights. [17] [18] Tribal headquarters are located in Wewoka, Oklahoma, the seat of Seminole County ...