Muskogee, Oklahoma
Muskogee | ||
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Nickname : The Gee, Oklahoma's River City | ||
Ed Edmondson United States Courthouse (1938) |
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Location in Oklahoma | ||
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Basic data | ||
Foundation : | March 16, 1898 | |
State : | United States | |
State : | Oklahoma | |
County : | Muskogee County | |
Coordinates : | 35 ° 45 ′ N , 95 ° 22 ′ W | |
Time zone : | Central ( UTC − 6 / −5 ) | |
Residents : | 39,223 (as of 2010) | |
Population density : | 405.6 inhabitants per km 2 | |
Area : | 100.4 km 2 (approx. 39 mi 2 ) of which 96.7 km 2 (approx. 37 mi 2 ) is land |
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Height : | 184 m | |
Postcodes : | 74401-74403 | |
Area code : | +1 918 | |
FIPS : | 40-50050 | |
GNIS ID : | 1095717 | |
Website : | www.cityofmuskogee.com | |
Mayor : | Bob Coburn |
Muskogee is a city with 39,223 inhabitants (2010) in Oklahoma , USA .
description
It is 72 km southeast of Tulsa , 130 km southwest of Rogers , and 95 km northwest of Fort Smith in the metropolitan area and belongs to Muskogee County .
To the east of Muskogee is Camp Gruber , which was used from May 1943 to May 1945 as a camp for around 4,700, mostly German prisoners of war , most of whom came from the Africa Corps . The grounds of the former prisoner of war camp are now used as a training camp for the Army National Guard of the state of Oklahoma.
In 2008, John Tyler Hammons , a 19-year-old political science student, was elected mayor of the city. At that time he was considered one of the youngest mayors in the United States. He was re-elected for two years in 2010 and was replaced by Bob Coburn in 2012 .
Attractions
- Five Civilized Tribes Museum
- Muskogee War Memorial Park & USS Batfish
- Thomas Foreman House
- Three Rivers Museum
National Register of Historic Places
Many historically valuable buildings have been erected in Muskogee, some of which are listed on the National Register of Historic Places . These include the AW Patterson House , the Escoe Building , the Grant Foreman House , the VR Coss House and the United States Postoffice and Courthouse .
Personalities
Sons and daughters
- Owen Crump (1903-1998), screenwriter, film director and producer
- Walter Foots Thomas (1907–1981), jazz musician and band leader
- Claude Williams (1908-2004), violinist
- Don Byas (1912–1972), saxophonist
- Jay McShann (1916-2006), pianist
- Barney Kessel (1923-2004), guitarist
- JJ Simmons III. (1925–2002), politician
- J. Howard Edmondson (1925–1971), politician
- Patti Page (1927-2013), singer
- Charles V. Hamilton (* 1929), political scientist and civil rights activist
- Francis Rooney (born 1953), politician
- Sarah Vowell (* 1969), journalist and essayist
Connected to the place
- Charles N. Haskell (1860–1933), businessman and politician
- Leo Kottke (* 1945), guitarist
Web links
Individual evidence
- ^ POW Camp Gruber
- ↑ AFP: US City Elects Teenagers Mayor , May 15, 2008, Retrieved May 15, 2008