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2. Lynching of Laura and L. D. Nelson - Wikipedia

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   Laura and L. D. Nelson were an African-American mother and son who were lynched on May 25, 1911, near Okemah, Okfuskee County, Oklahoma. [1] [2] They had been seized from their cells in the Okemah county jail the night before by a group of up to 40 white men, reportedly including Charley Guthrie, father of the folk singer Woody Guthrie. [3]

3. Okemah, Oklahoma - Wikipedia

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   Okemah, Oklahoma. /  35.42917°N 96.29972°W  / 35.42917; -96.29972. Okemah ( / ˌoʊˈkiːmə / or / ˈʌkimə /) [4] is the largest city in and the county seat of Okfuskee County, Oklahoma, United States. [5] It is the birthplace of folk music legend Woody Guthrie. Thlopthlocco Tribal Town, a federally recognized Muscogee Indian tribe ...

4. List of ghost towns in Oklahoma - Wikipedia

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   Blake Gumprecht, "A Saloon On Every Corner: Whiskey Towns of Oklahoma Territory, 1889-1907," The Chronicles of Oklahoma 74 (Summer 1996). Carson, Mary. Guide to Treasure in Oklahoma Volume 1. 144. Shirk, George (1987). Oklahoma Place Names. University of Oklahoma Press. ISBN 0-8061-2028-2.

5. Okfuskee County, Oklahoma - Wikipedia

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   11,310. • Density. 18/sq mi (6.9/km 2) Congressional district. 2nd. Okfuskee County is a county located in the U.S. state of Oklahoma. As of the 2020 census, its population was 11,310. [1] Its county seat is Okemah. [2] The county is named for a former Muscogee town in present Cleburne County, Alabama, that in turn was named for the Okfuskee ...

6. Roger Thompson (politician) - Wikipedia

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   Roger Thompson (politician) Roger Lynn Thompson (born c. 1957) is a Republican member of the Oklahoma State Senate, representing the 8th district. He was initially elected in November 2014. [2] [3] He is the president of the News Leader Company, Inc., which owns the Okemah News Leader, in Okemah, Oklahoma .

7. Idabel, Oklahoma - Wikipedia

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   Idabel, Oklahoma. /  33.89556°N 94.82639°W  / 33.89556; -94.82639. Idabel is a city in and the county seat of McCurtain County, Oklahoma, United States. The population was 7,010 at the 2010 census. [4] It is in Oklahoma's southeast corner, a tourist area known as Choctaw Country .