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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 ...
Pages in category "People from Checotah, Oklahoma" The following 11 pages are in this category, out of 11 total. This list may not reflect recent changes. C.
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]
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 ...
The McIntosh County Seat War was a dispute in Oklahoma over the location of the McIntosh County seat that took place between 1907 and 1909. Following a pair of elections that resulted in the town of Checotah being designated as the new county seat, the people of Eufaula refused to hand over the county records.
Robert S. Garrett (May 24, 1875 [1] – April 25, 1961) was an American athlete, as well as investment banker and philanthropist in Baltimore, Maryland and financier of several important archeological excavations. Garrett was the first modern Olympic champion in discus throw as well as shot put. [2]
After competitors spent nearly 80 hours in a hot, and increasingly smelly car, a winner has been crowned.
Garrett Memorial Chapel is a small Church in the Norman Gothic Style located on Bluff Point at Lake Keuka, in the town of Jerusalem, in Yates County, New York. On 30 March 2001 the Chapel was added to the National Register of Historic Places .