Roger Bell, Jerry Hoffman Muskogee

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Muskogee was formed in 1872, when the Missouri-Kansas-Texas Railroad (MKT or ,the Katy,) established a depot on an open plain just a few miles to the south of the confluence of the Arkansas, Grand, and Verdigris Rivers in Indian Territory. A small settlement there soon grew to become the center of political and commercial activity in the territory prior to Oklahoma becoming a state in 1907. Muskogee, once known as the ,Queen City of the Southwest,, enjoyed major growth after statehood due to oil, cattle, cotton, and the railroads. This book features a diverse collection of Muskogee postcard images that take readers on a trip back in time on a virtual tour of the city.