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Checotah is located at an elevation of 652 feet (199 m) at the intersection of I-40 and U.S. Route 69. Nearby is Eufaula Lake , the largest-capacity lake wholly within the state of Oklahoma. According to the United States Census Bureau , the city has a total area of 9.0 sq mi (23 km 2 ), of which 0.1 square miles (0.26 km 2 ) (0.67%) is covered ...
George Palmer Garrett (June 11, 1929 – May 25, 2008) was an American poet and novelist. [1] He was the Poet Laureate of Virginia [ 2 ] from 2002 to 2004. [ 3 ] His novels include The Finished Man , Double Vision , and the Elizabethan Trilogy, composed of Death of the Fox , The Succession , and Entered from the Sun .
Also known as Odd Fellows Widows and Orphans Home and as Checotah Odd Fellows Home, it served historically as institutional housing and as educational related housing. [1] [2] It was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 2001. The listing includes one contributing building and two other contributing structures. [1]
Davidson Garrett (born September 11, 1952), also known as King Lear of the Taxi, [1] is an American poet and actor living in New York City, New York. He drove a New York City yellow taxi cab from 1978 until 2018 to supplement his acting and writing career.
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.
Betty Lou Shipley (née Forsythe) was born in Edmond, Oklahoma on July 11, 1931. She lived in Enid, Oklahoma and Duncan, Oklahoma as a child. [1] She graduated from Duncan High School in 1949 [4] and went on to earn a degree in secondary education and a master's in creative studies from the University of Central Oklahoma.
Garrett family burial site. The site of Garrett's death is now commemorated by a historical marker south of U.S. Route 70, between Las Cruces, New Mexico and the San Augustin Pass. [68] [69] The historical marker is located about 1.2 miles from where Garrett was murdered. In 1940 his son, Jarvis Garrett, marked the spot with a monument ...