Concharty Township
Prior to statehood this geographic area, known as Concharty, was a part of the Creek Nation Recording District No.7, in Indian Territory. On Nov.29, 1909, the township sections (one mile by one mile...Concharty Township
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Dawes Commission Curtis Act
The Dawes Commission of 1893 was established by the U.S. Congress to prepare the way to dissolve tribal government and reassigning tribal lands to individual ownership. By 1898, Indian tribes were...Dawes Commission Enforces Curtis Act
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Early Post Offices
Alsuma Formerly named Welcome. Name changed to Alsuma on February 14, 1906. Discontinued on June 15, 1926. Named for John Alsuma, local merchant. Now within the city limits of southeast Tulsa....Early Post Offices
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History Tidbits
Green Corn Festival - Corn or maize, was the most important food to the Creeks and had a great significance for the life of the tribe. It was natural that many ceremonies were connected with it...History Tidbits
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Leonard Hotel
The Leonard Hotel was built in 1916 by Mr. and Mrs. Robert Leitch. The two-story hotel was built to accommodate the oil field workers in and around Leonard, Oklahoma. MMr. Leith operated a drug...Leonard Hotel
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Settlers Claim Land
The first maps of the Bixby area show many hardwood forests and large sections under cultivation. By 1898, four or five non-Indian families already lived in the area. They were lured by fertile...Settlers Claim Land
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Western Wagoner Co. Settlements
Wagoner Co. OK takes its name from the County Seat established as a Railroad switch in 1888. It’s name comes from Henery ” Big Foot” Wagoner a Katy Railroad Dispatcher at Parsons, KS. The county...Western Wagoner Co. Settlements
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Timeline of Events
1834 – 1889 U. S. Government relocated the Cherokee, Choctaw, Chickesaw, Creek and Seminole Indian Tribes from eastern states to Indian Territory which is now part of Oklahoma. 1880...Timeline of Events
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Snake Creek Community
About 1910, a community developed near Freedman allotted land south of Bixby. Among the first families to migrate to the Snake Creek area were the Harris and Pettie families from Texas. A Johnson...Snake Creek Community
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