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Muskogee was an affiliate of the St. Louis Browns (1932, 1947–1949), Cincinnati Reds (1937–1939), Chicago Cubs (1941), Detroit Tigers (1946) and New York Giants (1936, 1951–1957). [50] Muskogee teams played at Traction Park from 1905 to 1911. Muskogee then played at Owen Field, which was later renamed to League Park and finally Athletic Park.
Porum is a town in Muskogee County, Oklahoma, United States. It was named for John Porum Davis, a rancher, Civil War veteran, and Cherokee Nation councilman from the Canadian District in Indian Territory. The community was first known as Porum Gap, which united with another village named Starvilla in 1905.
The Midland Valley Railroad (MV) was a railroad company incorporated on June 4, 1903 for the purpose of building a line from Hope, Arkansas, through Muskogee and Tulsa, Oklahoma to Wichita, Kansas. It was backed by C. Jared Ingersoll, a Philadelphia industrialist who owned coal mining properties in Indian Territory (now part of the state of ...
The Muskogee Cimeter: Muskogee: 1904 1921 African-American newspaper founded by William Twine [20] Muskogee Star: Muskogee: 1912 1913 African-American newspaper founded by A. J. Smitherman; succeeded by the Tulsa Star [21] The Oklahoma (City) Times: Oklahoma City: 1889 1984 [22] Skiatook Sentinel: Skiatook: 1905 [23] Tulsa Business Journal: Tulsa
Smitherman began his journalism career in 1908 in Muskogee, Oklahoma where he wrote for the Muskogee Cimiter before founding the Muskogee Star in 1912. He later founded the Tulsa Star after moving to Tulsa, Oklahoma in 1913. [1] Smitherman was a community leader of the Greenwood District in Tulsa, Oklahoma until the Tulsa Race Massacre.
Arrowhead Mall was built in 1987 in the downtown district of Muskogee. [3] In 2005, J. Herzog bought the mall from its original owner, Warmack & Company. [citation needed] On April 10, 2010, a deadly shooting broke out at the Arrowhead Mall injuring at least five people and leaving one dead; witnesses say that the shooting was gang related. [4]
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In July 2020, Marlon Coleman became the first African-American mayor of Muskogee, earning 59.1% of the vote The Vice Mayor will be determined at a later date The current members of the City Council of Muskogee are: Muskogee Municipal Building, main office of the City of Muskogee. Mayor. Marlon Coleman; Ward I. Shirley Hilton-Flannery; Stephanie ...