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Terry House, on Terry Hill in Poteau in Le Flore County, Oklahoma, also known as Woodson House, was built in 1913. It was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1980. [1] The house is prominently visible from afar upon a hill and itself has views over a plain and to the Arkansas Mountains. [2]
The Poteau post office opened in 1887 and the Kansas City, Pittsburg and Gulf Railroad (acquired by the Kansas City Southern Railway in 1900) began serving the town in 1896. [8] In 1900, the Federal Court of Indian Territory was moved from Cameron, Oklahoma to Poteau. The Poteau News was first published in 1905. Other modern improvements during ...
The LeFlore County Courthouse, on Courthouse Square in Poteau in Le Flore County, Oklahoma, was built in 1926. It was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1984. [1] It is a three-story yellow brick building. Large windows on its front are separated by brick pilasters. It was deemed "significant because of its importance to the ...
Shady Point, sometimes referred to as Shadypoint, [4] [5] is a town in Le Flore County, Oklahoma, United States. It is part of the Fort Smith, Arkansas -Oklahoma Metropolitan Statistical Area . The population was 1,026 at the 2010 census, a 21.0 percent increase over the figure of 848 recorded in 2000.
The Hotel Lowrey building was constructed in Poteau, Oklahoma, in 1922 by Wiley W. Lowrey in the Classical Revival style. [1] [2] Originally the town's largest commercial office and retail building, it was reconfigured in the 1931–1932 timeframe to be a combined hotel and office building. [3]
Cavanal Hill (officially Cavanal Mountain), located near Poteau, Oklahoma, is described by a sign at its base as the "'World's Highest Hill' – Elevation: 1,999 feet". [4] The actual summit elevation is 2,385 feet (727 m) above sea level; [ 2 ] the difference in elevation between the summit and the Poteau River 3 miles (5 km) to the north is ...
Carl Albert State College (CASC) is a public community college with its main campus in Poteau, Oklahoma. Originally named Poteau Junior College, it was founded in 1933, and its name changed to Poteau Community College in the early 1950s. In 1971, it was renamed in honor of then-Speaker of the House Carl Albert. Its primary campus is in Poteau ...
The people listed below were born in, residents of, or otherwise closely associated with Poteau, Oklahoma. Pages in category "People from Poteau, Oklahoma" The following 9 pages are in this category, out of 9 total.