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68-489: The line was chartered December 15, 1915 under Oklahoma law, and completed October 8, 1916. A snapshot of the company as of June 30, 1919 shows it with its headquarters in the city of Okmulgee , 1.710 miles of yard tracks and sidings, plus a single-track, standard-gauge mainline of 10.331 miles extending south from Okmulgee into the Deep Fork area. The line traversed gently rolling terrain, with only one metal bridge which featured

136-662: A Spanish Colonial Revival -style Catholic church built in 1927 and NRHP listed. Historic mansions remaining from the boom days include the Okmulgee Elks Lodge at 701 S. Mission, being a 7-acre site that was originally the Wilson Mansion from 1922; the Southern Mansion just off US-75 on Banyan Road, being the 1928 home for Creek orphan Katie Fixico; the Kennedy Mansion from 1904 at 502 S. Okmulgee Avenue, which

204-482: A streamliner from 1947, ran from St. Louis to Dallas, Texas, Fort Worth, Texas , and San Antonio, Texas . The Frisco merged into the Burlington Northern Railroad on November 21, 1980. The city of Frisco, Texas , was named after the railroad and uses the former railroad's logo as its own logo. The logo is modeled after a stretched-out raccoon skin (giving rise to Frisco High School 's mascot,

272-535: A 166-foot through-truss span on two pile piers. From Deep Fork, the company had overhead trackage rights on 11.6 miles of the Missouri, Oklahoma and Gulf Railway Company—later reorganized as the Kansas, Oklahoma and Gulf Railway (KO&G)-- to Henryetta, Oklahoma , limited to passenger operations. The line, primarily a freight-hauler, had one steam locomotive and only owned three passenger cars. The company interchanged with

340-509: A boiler pressure of 210 psi (1.4 MPa), and a tractive effort of 68,600 pounds-force (305 kN). Weighing in at 449,760 pounds (204.01 t), they were the heaviest Mountain-type locomotives ever built. Frisco’s first acquisition of diesel locomotives came in November 1941, when the line received five Baldwin VO-1000 switchers of a 1,000-horsepower (750 kW) each. Frisco started

408-441: A boiler pressure of 250 psi (1.7 MPa), and a tractive effort of 66,400 pounds-force (295 kN), weighing 431,110 pounds (195.55 t). Another twenty-three 4-8-2s were built using the boilers from 2-10-2s between 1939 and 1942. Units 4400 through 4412 were oil-burning, while units 4413 through 4422 burned coal. These locomotives had 29-by-32-inch (740 mm × 810 mm) cylinders, 70-inch (1,780 mm) drivers,

476-482: A bottle factory, and foundry and machine shops. Five local refineries were operational by the early 1920s. These industries were a catalyst for growth: The population was 4,176 in the 1910 census, but the city boomed to approximately 35,000 people during the 1920s. A newspaper article from this era claimed Okmulgee had more millionaires per capita than anyplace else in Oklahoma. The Okmulgee Chamber of Commerce has said

544-463: A few gas-mechanical models given 3000-series numbers. These railway vehicles were commonly known as " Doodlebugs " for their insect-like appearance and the slow speeds at which they would doddle or "doodle" down the tracks. These were used to service various low-volume branch lines in the Frisco organization. An initial order for ten was placed in 1910, with seven more arriving by 1913, putting Frisco in

612-628: A monthly schedule throughout the year, including the OrangeFest, Harvest Spoon Chili Fest, Muscogee Creek Nation Festival, Eats and Beats, and the bi-annual Airfest. Okmulgee is served by U.S. Route 75 , a major national north/south artery for much of its length, currently running from the Canada-US border at Noyes, Minn. to Dallas, Texas, as well as by U.S. Route 62 , which runs from the Mexico-US border at El Paso, Texas to Niagara Falls, New York near

680-453: A new constitution and elected Samuel Checote as their first principal chief after the war. In 1869, a post office (originally spelled Okmulkee) was established in the town, with Captain Frederick B. Severs appointed as the first postmaster. The name of the post office was officially changed to the present spelling on November 15, 1883. For seven years, beginning December 20, 1870, Okmulgee was

748-592: A record was set for what was then the largest pecan pie in the world, being 40’ in diameter and using over sixteen-and-a-half tons of ingredients. A mural in town commemorates the event. The Okmulgee County Fair is held annually (typically in September) at the Okmulgee County Fairgrounds, and includes commercial booths, exhibits, livestock shows, livestock judging, a horse show and cattle displays. Other family-oriented festivals and special events occur on

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816-683: A serious dieselization program in 1947, which took about five years. When the period of steam power ended for Frisco in February 1952 with the last run of steam engine 4018 , the Frisco’s diesel fleet included seventeen 2,250 hp (1,680 kW) passenger, six 2,000 hp (1,490 kW) passenger, twelve 1,500 hp (1,120 kW) combination freight and passenger, one hundred and twenty-three 1,500 hp freight, one hundred and thirty-three 1,500 hp general purpose, eleven 1,000 hp general purpose, and one hundred and five yard-switcher units, for

884-466: A total of 407 diesel locomotives. At that time, the Frisco became the largest Class I railroad in the U.S. to be operating strictly with diesel power. The Frisco gave names to its 2000-series diesel passenger locomotives, EMD E7 and (mostly) EMD E8 units, using the theme of famous horses. These included racehorses such as Gallant Fox (No. 2011), Sea Biscuit (No. 2013), and Citation (No. 2016). However, other horses also made

952-405: Is NRHP listed. Okmulgee is known for its annual Okmulgee Invitational Rodeo and Festival, which is the nation's oldest African-American rodeo and one of the state's longest running rodeos. The Okmulgee Farmer's Market has been running every year since 2013, and is open once a week (sometimes twice weekly) from May to October. Okmulgee has an annual Pecan Festival. At the festival in 1989,

1020-473: Is NRHP listed; and, the "Historic Okmulgee Mansion" at 1700 E. 6th Street, originally the stately 1921 Italian Renaissance home built for oil producer Eugene R. Black, now law offices. The Nuyaka Mission site is located on McKeown Rd. (aka E0945 Rd) just off N 120 Rd (aka N3850 Rd) approximately 15.7 miles west of the intersection of U.S. Route 75 and State Highway 56 (aka 6th Street) in Okmulgee, and

1088-622: Is 38 miles south of Tulsa and 13 miles north of Henryetta via US-75 . Okmulgee has been the capital of the Muscogee (Creek) Nation since 1868, when it was founded following the Civil War . The Creek Nation began restoring order after that conflict. They had allied with the Confederacy during the war and needed to make a new peace treaty with the United States afterward as a result. They passed

1156-650: Is a broadcast radio station in Okmulgee on FM 106.3 and AM 1240, playing classic hits of the 60’s, 70’s and 80’s. The pilot for the FX comedy series Reservation Dogs from filmmaker Sterlin Harjo , which concerns four Native American teens in rural Oklahoma, was shot in Okmulgee. Additional principal photography for the rest of Season One also occurred in Okmulgee, as well as Tulsa, Sand Springs , Beggs , Inola , and Terlton . Seasons 2 and 3 were primarily filmed on location in Okmulgee as well. The film “Sarah’s Oil,” regarding

1224-583: Is in Beggs ), East Central Electric Cooperative , Covington Aircraft, G&H Decoy (in Henryetta), and PolyVision . Dlubak Glass Oklahoma runs a glass recycling facility, while wood pallet producer Mid-America Pallet is operated by The Hodges Companies. The City of Okmulgee government has a City Council composed of five members: a council member "at-large" who serves as the Mayor, and one council member from each of

1292-466: Is located in the heart of Oklahoma's " Green Country ", in the North East Quadrant of Oklahoma. Okmulgee is 38 miles south of Tulsa and 13 miles north of Henryetta via US-75 . As of the 2020 United States census , there were 11,332 people and 4,477 households, with an average of 2.37 persons per household. The population density was 657.6 people per square mile. The racial makeup of the city

1360-601: Is the Deep Fork National Wildlife Refuge . Established in 1993, this approximately 9,000 acres (36 km ) of habitat for waterfowl along the Deep Fork River features opportunities for wildlife viewing such as along the Cussetah Bottoms Boardwalk, as well as fishing and certain archery, muzzle-loading, and small-game hunting opportunities. Lake Eufaula , Oklahoma’s largest lake, is to

1428-595: Is the Orpheum Theater at 210 W 7th St, which opened as the Cook Opera House on August 23, 1920 with 1,200-seat capacity. This is the finest and last surviving of three grand theatres formerly located in Okmulgee. The Orpheum's architecture, which is an elegant derivation of Spanish Baroque Revival , includes a colorful lobby which is the finest example in Oklahoma of the interior use of polychrome terra cotta . The historic Okmulgee County Courthouse, at 314 W. 7th,

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1496-617: The Beaumont St. Louis and San Francisco Railroad Water Tank . Frisco Lake , a small lake in Rolla , Phelps County, Missouri , was named for and owned by the Frisco. The Frisco Building, being the former Frisco Operating Headquarters in Springfield built in 1910 and now known as the Landmark Building, is an official City of Springfield counsel-approved landmark. The Frisco Bridge at Memphis

1564-648: The Great Plains . After bankruptcy, the Frisco emerged as the St. Louis and San Francisco Railroad , incorporated on June 29, 1896. It later also declared bankruptcy. In 1903, Frisco executives engaged in negotiations to purchase large tracts of land in St. Bernard Parish, Louisiana "up to the Orleans Parish line" as part of plans of "gigantic scope" to further the expansion of the company's rail lines and operations facilities across

1632-512: The Henryetta mining area in 1948, with number of mines shutting down thereafter. The ICC authorized abandonment of ON's entire line on May 18, 1964, and the railroad ceased operations on June 27, 1964. All assets were sold to the Frisco. One mile of the railroad's old right-of-way is now incorporated in the Railroad Trail and River Overlook at the Deep Fork National Wildlife Refuge . One of

1700-656: The M-K-T ) authorized by the federal government to build across Indian Territory . The Atchison, Topeka and Santa Fe Railroad (known simply as the Santa Fe), interested in the A&;P right of way across the Mojave Desert to California , took the road over but went bankrupt in 1893. The receivers retained the western right of way but divested the ATSF of the St. Louis–San Francisco mileage on

1768-548: The " Frisco ", was a railroad that operated in the Midwest and South Central United States from 1876 to November 21, 1980. At the end of 1970, it operated 4,547 miles (7,318 km) of road on 6,574 miles (10,580 km) of track, not including subsidiaries Quanah, Acme and Pacific Railway and the Alabama, Tennessee and Northern Railroad ; that year, it reported 12,795 million ton-miles of revenue freight and no passengers. In 1980 it

1836-767: The Canada-US border. Okmulgee is in the 10-county region served by the KI BOIS Area Transit System ("KATS"), a low-cost public bus/van service established in 1983 to help communities, primarily in southeast Oklahoma, by providing access to Senior Citizen centers, groceries, medical services, and jobs. This includes transportation to certain out-of-town destinations such as Henryetta, Beggs, Preston, Morris, and Schulter. The Muscogee (Creek) Nation partners with KATS on certain on-demand transportation services; and, Muscogee (Creek) Nation Transit provides regularly-scheduled trolley-style bus services to various locations around

1904-648: The City's four wards. A City Manager is in charge of directing the day-to-day operations of the City in order to carry out the policies established by the City Council. City Hall is at 111 E 4th Street downtown. Okmulgee County government has three commissioners, one for each of the three Districts. County services, including the District Court, Assessor, County Clerk, Jail, and Sheriff's office, are all located between 6th and 8th St, and Alabama and Seminole Avenues. While

1972-702: The Claude A. Cox Omniplex, cattycornered across from the Tribal Complex off U.S. 75 and Loop 56, which includes the Muscogee Dome multipurpose recreation center and other festival grounds and facilities. Okmulgee Public Schools include the Primary School, Dunbar, and High School. Recreational opportunities include Okmulgee Park and Dripping Springs Park , which offer RV and camping facilities. The parks also offer swimming, fishing, and boating opportunities through

2040-610: The Creek Council House Museum, with artifacts and exhibits about the history of the Muscogee tribe and the arts and crafts of other Native American tribes. The building is NRHP listed. The Okmulgee Public Library , 218 S. Okmulgee Avenue, completed in 1921, is a good example of Georgian Revival architecture, and is NRHP listed. In 2012 the Muscogee (Creek) Nation purchased the Okmulgee Golf Club, also known as

2108-572: The Fighting Raccoons). While the Texas Special may be the most famous passenger train operated by Frisco, it was just one of a fleet of named trains. These included: The core of the former Frisco system continues to be operated by BNSF Railway as high-density mainlines. Other secondary and branchlines have been sold to shortline operators or have been abandoned altogether. Multiple surviving buildings, structures and locations associated with

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2176-684: The Frisco are on the National Register of Historic Places , including the St. Louis - San Francisco Railway Corporate Headquarters building; Frisco Building, 908 Olive St, St. Louis, Mo , St. Louis and San Francisco Railroad Building in Joplin, Missouri , the St. Louis-San Francisco Railroad Depot in Poplar Bluff, Missouri , the St. Louis and San Francisco Railway Depot in Comanche, Texas , the Beaumont St. Louis and San Francisco Railroad Retention Pond , and

2244-459: The Frisco had 159 4-4-0's in service, built by twenty-five different companies. Frisco renumbered its units in that year, assigning the 4-4-0's either numbers between 1-299 (140 units), or 2200-series numbers (19 units). The oldest Frisco 4-4-0 locomotive was No. 47, built in 1869 by Hinkley Locomotive Works . The last serving 4-4-0's were retired in 1951. Even more numerous on the Frisco were 4-6-0 "Ten-wheelers." The first such engines entered

2312-481: The Frisco system in 1870. By 1903, Frisco had a fleet of 430 such locomotives, which were renumbered that year into seven class series, using 400, 500, 600, 700, 1100, 1400, and 2600-series numbers. The last 4-6-0s on the Frisco roster were the 1400 series, with the last engine to be retired from service being #1409, dismantled and sold for scrap in November, 1951. Frisco-series 2100 equipment consisted of self-propelled rail motor-cars, mostly gas-electric models, with

2380-510: The Frisco was Springfield, Missouri . There were three separate back shop facilities in and around the city: North Side, which handled light locomotive repairs; South Side, inherited from the Kansas City, Fort Scott and Memphis, for heavy locomotive repairs and overhauls; and West Side, which were the primary car shops for the railroad. In 1912 a new facility was built in Memphis, Tennessee to handle

2448-692: The Frisco) was built from Muskogee to Okmulgee in 1902-03, and lasted until abandoned in 1973. And, the shortline Coalton Railway, later called the Okmulgee Northern Railway , operated between Okmulgee and Deep Fork carrying coal from the producing areas around Schulter , Coalton and Dewar from 1916 to 1964. Railroad projects which tried unsuccessfully to reach Okmulgee include the Oklahoma-Southwestern Railway , which planned to build from Bristow to Okmulgee but only made it to Nuyaka ;

2516-814: The KO&;G at Deep Fork, and with the St. Louis–San Francisco Railway (Frisco) at Okmulgee. The company was valued by the Interstate Commerce Commission as of 1919 at $ 321,000 for rate-making purposes. The line ran south from Okmulgee along the Deep Fork River carrying coal out of the Dewar , Coalton and Schulter producing areas. The Thirty-sixth annual report of the Department of Mines and Minerals from 1943 shows combined production by coal companies in Coalton and Dewar of over 30,000 tons annually. Production peaked in

2584-597: The Kansas, Okmulgee and Gulf Railroad, which planned a line from Kansas City through Okmulgee to a point on the Red River , but never got off the ground; and, the Kansas, Oklahoma Central and Southwestern Railway which had Congressional authorization to build a branch from Bartlesville through Okmulgee to Sherman, Texas , but was bought out by the Atchison, Topeka and Santa Fe Railway before construction began. The arrival of

2652-584: The ON in 1933. Numbered as engine #5 and nicknamed “Tommy,” it was retired from service in 1958. Okmulgee, Oklahoma Okmulgee is a city in and the county seat of Okmulgee County , Oklahoma , United States, and is part of the Tulsa Metropolitan Area. The name is from the Muskogee word okimulgi, which means "boiling waters". The site was chosen because of the nearby rivers and springs. Okmulgee

2720-527: The ON's former steam locomotives is on static display at the Belton, Grandview and Kansas City Railroad , a museum and heritage railroad in Belton, Missouri . Built by the American Locomotive Company (ALCO) Cooke facility in 1923, the engine is a 2-8-0 Consolidation . Due to be sold to Cuba after construction, it was stored for many years after the order was cancelled, and ended up being sold to

2788-543: The Okmulgee Country Club, at 1400 S. Mission Street, an NRHP listed location complete with the original 1920 golf course and the 1925 clubhouse built using locally sourced limestone. The MCN intends to turn that facility into a cultural center where events can be held. Historic churches include First Baptist Central Church , an historically black church built in 1915 and NRHP listed; Eastside Baptist Church , built in 1921 and NRHP listed; and, St. Anthony's ,

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2856-560: The adjacent Dripping Springs Lake, which has 18 miles (29 km) of shoreline and 1,150 acres (4,700,000 m ) of water, and the separate Okmulgee Lake . The end of Okmulgee Lake features the Lake Okmulgee Dam Spillway Cascade, listed in the National Register of Historic Places in Okmulgee County, Oklahoma , which on occasions of heavy rains and high lake levels creates an intense man-made waterfall. Near Okmulgee

2924-512: The airport is managed by the Tulsa Airports Improvement Trust. Commercial air transportation is available at Tulsa International Airport , about 47 miles to the north. Rail freight service is provided by BNSF Railway. The Okmulgee Times is the local daily paper, also available online in an E-Edition. OHS Broadcast Media is an Official Okmulgee Public Schools site for all things Bulldog. KOKL , a/k/a The Brew,

2992-568: The annual Okmulgee County Fair and other events through the year. In November 1992, the Okmulgee Downtown Historic District (NRIS number 92001693) was added to the National Register of Historic Places ("NRHP") in Okmulgee County . The area is roughly bounded by Fourth Street, Eighth Street, Okmulgee Avenue and the Frisco tracks. In support of Okmulgee's downtown, an organization has been formed called Okmulgee Main Street, one of

3060-524: The city's population declined again. The population at the 2020 census was 11,332, a loss of about 8% percent from the 2010 census figure of 12,321. Okmulgee is located at 35°37′28″N 95°57′48″W  /  35.62444°N 95.96333°W  / 35.62444; -95.96333 (35.624558, -95.963254). According to the United States Census Bureau , the city has a total area of 33.8 square miles (33.2 km ), all of its land. It

3128-401: The city. In the 21st century, the most important business sectors in Okmulgee are: construction, retail trade, health care & social assistance, and accommodation & food services. The Okmulgee area's major employers include the Muscogee (Creek) Nation , Anchor Glass (plant is in Henryetta ), Paccar Winch-Okmulgee, C.P. Kelco US Inc., Honeywell 's Callidus Technologies (facility

3196-574: The city. These services are not limited to tribal citizens. The city has the Okmulgee Regional Airport (originally called the Okmulgee Municipal Airport), designated OKM by IATA Code and KOKM by ICAO Code . Construction of this airport was authorized in 1942 as a national defense project, and was completed on September 7, 1943. The main runway (18-36) is concrete-surfaced, 100' wide and 5,150' long. Effective July 1, 2015,

3264-485: The country, and supplied construction help to the Park, along with the rails and ties, back when this line was being built in 1962. Perhaps for these reasons, the trains sport the Frisco name and logo. However, this was never an actual Frisco rail line, and the steam locomotives started life as industrial engines on German intraplant railroads, not as actual rolling stock on the Frisco. The following companies were predecessors of

3332-547: The eastern section of the system, consisting of a yard, roundhouse terminal, and car shops. At Kansas City, Missouri was another substantial back shop site, consisting of a roundhouse terminal and several shop buildings served by a transfer table. From March 1917 through January 1959, the Frisco, in a joint venture with the Missouri–Kansas–Texas Railroad , operated the Texas Special . This luxurious train,

3400-427: The fight of Oklahoman Sarah Rector , child of a Creek Freedman , to hold on to her fabulous oil wealth in the early 1900’s, was shot primarily in Okmulgee in mid-2024. In the Elmore Leonard novella “Comfort to the Enemy,” the parties stay in Okmulgee while visiting the POW camp. St. Louis %E2%80%93 San Francisco Railway The St. Louis–San Francisco Railway ( reporting mark SLSF ), commonly known as

3468-407: The forefront of gas-electric operation at that time. The initial batch, numbered 2100 to 2109, included nine baggage-coach combinations, as well as one baggage-mail-coach unit. Frisco's peak year for motor-car mileage was 1931, and its fleet at that time included twenty-three gas-electrics, five gas-mechanical cars, four trailer coaches, and six mail-baggage units. The final Frisco run of a Doodlebug

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3536-437: The historical capitol of the Muscogee (Creek) Nation is the Creek Council House in downtown Okmulgee, the MCN's modern headquarters is at Okmulgee Creek Nation Tribal Complex at U.S. Route 75 and Loop 56 . Other MCN facilities in town include the College of the Muscogee Nation , a tribal college primarily for students seeking careers in the tribal sector, located at 2170 Raven Circle; One Fire Casino at 1901 Wood Dr; and,

3604-425: The latter. However, after the Frisco entered bankruptcy in 1913, it made no further extensions of the FW&RG, which in most years failed to make a net profit . In 1937 the Frisco sold the FW&RG to the Atchison, Topeka and Santa Fe Railway for $ 1.5 million, giving the latter an entry into Fort Worth from the west. On August 24, 1916, the Frisco was reorganized as the St. Louis–San Francisco Railway , though

3672-479: The line never went west of Texas , terminating more than 1,000 miles (1,600 km) from San Francisco. The St. Louis–San Francisco Railway had two main lines: St. Louis – Tulsa – Oklahoma City - Floydada, Texas , and Kansas City – Memphis – Birmingham . The junction of the two lines was in Springfield, Missouri , home to the company's main shop facility. The corporate headquarters was at 906 Olive Street, St. Louis. Other lines included: The base of operations for

3740-431: The list: for instance, when No. 2022 was rebuilt after a wreck, it was given the name of Champion , after ex-Frisco-employee Gene Autry’s trusty steed in the movies. The amusement park Silver Dollar City in Branson, Missouri , runs multiple diesel-fired or heating oil-fired steam trains around the park on its 2-foot-gauge rail line , known as the Frisco Silver Dollar Line . The Frisco operated in that part of

3808-460: The railway's financial offers. According to one of the newspapers which reported on those plans, "The Frisco road cannot obtain title to the National Cemetery, but is after all the rest of the river front, and wants to cross the present public road practically at grade in many public places." In 1901, the Frisco took control of the Fort Worth and Rio Grande Railway , which it operated as an independent subsidiary, and constructed several extensions of

3876-410: The railways triggered a building boom. By the time of Oklahoma statehood in 1907, the town had 2,322 residents and was named as the seat of Okmulgee County. Coal mined in the Henryetta area and agriculture were the basis of the early economy. Discovery of oil at nearby Morris in 1907 stimulated expansion of Okmulgee, and attracted several new industries to town. These included three glass factories,

3944-440: The seat of government of all of what would become the State of Oklahoma , except for the Panhandle . Okmulgee became a transportation center. The St. Louis, Oklahoma and Southern Railway (later absorbed by the St. Louis – San Francisco Railway or "Frisco" ) reached Okmulgee in 1900; this route still remains and is now operated by the BNSF Railway . The Shawnee, Oklahoma and Missouri Coal and Railway (also later acquired by

4012-555: The southeast. Okmulgee Municipal Park, at W 20th St. & S Seminole Ave., features a bike trail, walking track, playground, and soccer field. Other municipal park facilities include Hawthorne Park (having a skate park, baseball park, and tennis court, among other facilities) at N Okmulgee Ave & W Fairfax St, Kiddy Lake Park at Cliff Dr & Parkview Dr, Noble Park at 13th & Delaware, Red Francis Park at S Woodlawn Ave & E 7th St, and Southeast Rotary Park at W 15th St & S Okmulgee Ave. The Okmulgee County Fairgrounds hosts

4080-449: The state. As part of this plan, the executives proposed relocation of the residents of the historically Black community of Fazendeville to the much smaller, neighboring village of Versailles , which was described as a "settlement consist[ing] merely of a row of very small properties along a public road running at right angles from the river to the railroad track"; however, many of Fazendeville's residents resisted and then ultimately refused

4148-506: The town had more millionaires per capita than any other place in the entire country. But decreasing oil production and lower prices, the coming of the Great Depression , and other factors caused the population to shrink to 17,097 by the 1930 census. The population then remained relatively stable for a time, increasing slightly to 18,317 by the 1950 census. In the postwar period, there was an urbanization shift of population toward larger cities and their suburbs because of job opportunities, and

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4216-408: The various national Main Street programs that aim to reenergize their respective downtowns and commercial districts through preservation-based economic development and community revitalization. This group is helping to propel the “Okmulgee Rising” movement that started in the city in 2014. The process is aided in part by tax incentives for preserving historic properties. Among the downtown structures

4284-513: Was $ 31,572. The per capita income for the city in the last 12 months, also for the period 2016–2020 and in 2020 dollars, was $ 19,564. About 24.3% are considered persons in poverty. Along with coal mining, agriculture supported the early economy. Cotton, corn, feed grains, and forage were the main crops. Truck farming , dairying, and poultry raising were also important. Discovery of the Morris and Lucky oil pools in 1907 brought prosperity to Okmulgee. It also attracted new manufacturing facilities to

4352-424: Was 51.5% White, 16.6% African American, 18.5% Native American, 0.9% Asian/Pacific Islander, and 12.2% from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino of any race were 3.4% of the population. In the city, the population was spread out, with 21.4% under the age of 18, and 15.1% who were 65 years of age or older. Females were 52.9% of the population. The median household income, for the period 2016-2020 and in 2020 dollars,

4420-409: Was built in 1916 and is also NRHP listed. The Creeks initially built a two-story log council house to serve as their capital. This building burned in 1878 and was replaced with the stone Creek Council House building that stands today. Ownership of the building changed over the years, but in November 2010 the City sold the building back to the tribe for $ 3.2 million. The building currently houses

4488-502: Was on November 8, 1953, when No. 2128 traveled from Ardmore, Oklahoma , for the four hour trip to Hugo, Oklahoma . Two series of Frisco locomotives not surviving were Frisco 4300s and 4400s. These were all 4-8-2 units assembled by Frisco itself in the late 1930s to the early 1940s from other locomotives. Eleven, being units 4300 through 4310, were built in 1936 and 1937 from used 2-10-2 parts. They had 27-by-30-inch (690 mm × 760 mm) cylinders, 70-inch (1,780 mm) drivers,

4556-417: Was purchased by and absorbed into the Burlington Northern Railroad . Despite its name, it never came close to San Francisco . The St. Louis–San Francisco Railway, commonly called the Frisco, was incorporated in Missouri on September 7, 1876. It was formed from the Missouri Division and Central Division of the Atlantic and Pacific Railroad . This land grant line was one of two railroads (the other being

4624-452: Was the first bridge over the Mississippi River south of St. Louis, and the third longest bridge in the world at the time of its dedication on May 12, 1892; it is now listed as a National Historic Civil Engineering Landmark . Locomotives with 4-4-0 wheel arrangements, known as the "American" type because they were considered for many years to be the standard in American locomotives, originally served Frisco in great numbers. In July, 1903,

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