Checotah, Oklahoma

McIntosh County

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Checotah is one of over 3000 inhabitants, in the eastern part of the U.S. state of Oklahoma. It is located near the Eufaula Reservoir precisely at 35 ° 28 ' 19 " N 95 ° 31' 26" W. Checotah has a total area of 23.3 square kilometers. The city is called " Steer Wrestling Capital of the World".

History

In the course of the railway track construction end of the 19th century in the USA Oklahoma was opened up. 1888, Robert Burton, the town was named after Samuel Checote, a chief of the Native American people of Muskogee.

Attractions

  • Honey Springs Battlefield

Sons and daughters of the town

  • Carrie Underwood ( b. 1983 ), singer
  • Location in Oklahoma
  • Location in North America
  • McIntosh County ( Oklahoma)
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