Muskogee, Oklahoma
| Muskogee, Oklahoma | ||
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The Katy Hotel and Depot in Muskogee, 1907 at the time of Oklahoma statehood.
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| Etymology: Creek language | ||
| Nickname(s): The Skoge, Oklahoma's River City, Oklahoma's Music City | ||
| Motto: We're Proud to be Okies from Muskogee | ||
 Location of Muskogee in Oklahoma |
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| Coordinates: 35°44′48″N 95°22′05″W / 35.7466°N 95.3680°WCoordinates: 35°44′48″N 95°22′05″W / 35.7466°N 95.3680°W | ||
| Country | United States | |
| State | Oklahoma | |
| County | Muskogee County | |
| Founded | March 16, 1898 | |
| Government | ||
| • Type | Council-manager | |
| • Mayor | Bob Coburn | |
| • Vice Mayor | Robert Perkins | |
| • City Manager | Mike Miller | |
| Area | ||
| • Total | 38.8 sq mi (100 km2) | |
| • Land | 37.3 sq mi (97 km2) | |
| • Water | 1.4 sq mi (4 km2) | |
| Elevation | 604 ft (184 m) | |
| Population (2010) | ||
| • Total | 39,223 | |
| • Density | 1,000/sq mi (390/km2) | |
| Time zone | CT (UTC-6) | |
| • Summer (DST) | CT (UTC-5) | |
| Area code(s) | 918 | |
| Website | cityofmuskogee.com | |
Muskogee (/məˈskoʊɡiː/) is a city in and the county seat of Muskogee County, Oklahoma, United States. Home to Bacone College, it lies approximately 48 miles southeast of Tulsa. The population of the city was 39,223 as of the 2010 census, a 2.4 percent increase from 38,310 at the 2000 census, making it the eleventh-largest city in Oklahoma.
The 1951 film Jim Thorpe, All American, starring Burt Lancaster, was filmed on the campus of Bacone Indian College at Muskogee. Two feature films were recently shot in Muskogee: Salvation (2007) and Denizen (2010).
French fur traders were believed to have established a temporary village near the future Muskogee in 1806, but the first permanent European-American settlement was established in 1817 on the south bank of the Verdigris River, north of present-day Muskogee.
After the passage of the Indian Removal Act of 1830 under President Andrew Jackson, the Creek Indians were one of the Five Civilized Tribes forced out of the American Southeast to Indian Territory. They were accompanied by their slaves to this area. The Indian Agency, a two-story stone building, was built here in Muskogee. It was a site for meetings among the leaders of the Five Civilized Tribes. Today it serves as a museum. At the top of what is known as Agency Hill, it is within Honor Heights Park on the west side of Muskogee.
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