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Feeling brave? Enter the HAUNTED HALLS at the Poteau Artist Cooperative, if you dare. Haunted House runs from 7pm until witching hour, for the rest of the week. Remember to join us for the Halloween Walkthrough, on Saturday afternoon, too! 112 S. McKenna, Poteau, Oklahoma #PAChauntedhalls #hauntedhouse #poteau #leflorecounty #leflorehighschool #poteauoklahoma #happyhalloween #decorations #spookyseason #spooky #photography @poteau.oklahoma @ktcpoteau @cascvikings @thepoteaupiratelog @pansykiddmiddle @heavenerwolfhowls @wisterhs_events (at Poteau Artist Cooperative) https://www.instagram.com/p/CG8zHVxhSxj/?igshid=12g6oan0lftga

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Skullyville

Skullyville was founded in 1832 while removal of Choctaws to what is now Oklahoma was in progress. First Choctaw Agency in the west was established here with Major F. W. Armstrong as agent.

The name Skullyville was derived from Choctaw word "Iskuli" meaning a piece of money. It was here Choctaws received annuity payments hence referred to the place as "Money Town" or Skullyville.

There were three districts in the Choctaw Nation with Skullyville being the capitol of one.

Catlin, the artists, stopped here for a time in 1834. When Chickasaws moved west in 1838 many landed from boats at Fort Coffee and went through Skullyville to new homes farther west. The Seminoles also came this was going west.

With establishment of Butterfield - Overland mail route between St. Louis and San Francisco, 1858, one of the stations was at Skullyville and operated by Tandy Walker

This center of Choctaw culture and political life began to decline at close of Civil War and when old agency building was destroyed by fire in 1947, Skullyville became only a memory.

Located at turn to entrance to Skullyville Cemetery on Spring Rd., Skullyville, Oklahoma. (SE of Sprio, Oklahoma)

place: http://www.blogoklahoma.us/place.aspx?id=299

map: https://goo.gl/maps/NExvx4ncxbD2

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Reynolds Castle

On the hill to east was home of Capt J.E. Reynolds, a confederate veteran, a pioneer rancher and merchant. Built of native stone like a castle complete with turrets, and walls two feet thick, Reynolds was a delegate to the Sequoyah convention which attempted to bring I.T. into the union as a separate state.

Located on west side of road on Highway 112 approximately 2 miles north from intersection of Highway 112 and King Street in Cameron, Oklahoma. Reynolds Castle on Court Street in Cameron, Oklahoma

place: http://www.blogoklahoma.us/place.aspx?id=257

map: https://goo.gl/maps/xSFwD62LVwA2

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President John F. Kennedy in Big Cedar, Oklahoma, October 29, 1961  http://youtu.be/_gxbCjuBx-A #oklahoma   #oklahomahistory   #okhistory   #potus   #LeFloreCounty http://click-to-read-mo.re/p/8QZz/531760ec

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Skullyville Skullyville was founded in 1832 while removal of Choctaws to what is now Oklahoma was in progress. First Choctaw Agency in the west was established here with Major F. W. Armstrong as agent. The name Skullyville was derived from Choctaw word "Iskuli" meaning a piece of money.  It was here Choctaws received annuity payments hence referred to the place as "Money Town" or Skullyville. There were three districts in the Choctaw Nation with Skullyville being the capitol of one. Catlin, the artists, stopped here for a time in 1834.  When Chickasaws moved west in 1838 many landed from boats at Fort Coffee and went through Skullyville to new homes farther west. The Seminoles also came this was going west. With establishment of Butterfield - Overland mail route between St. Louis and San Francisco, 1858, one of the stations was at Skullyville and operated by Tandy Walker This center of Choctaw culture and political life began to decline at close of Civil War and when old agency building was destroyed by fire in 1947, Skullyville became only a memory. Oklahoma Historical Society. Erected 1968 Located at turn to entrance of Skullyville Cemetery on Spring Rd., Skullyville, Oklahoma.  (Just SE of Sprio, Oklahoma) place: http://www.blogoklahoma.us/place.aspx?id=299  map: https://goo.gl/maps/xWT3W  img:  CivilWarAlbum.com http://bit.ly/VD8TBg ref: http://www.skullyville.com/  #oklahoma   #oklahomahistory   #okhistory   #LeFloreCounty   #Choctaw http://click-to-read-mo.re/p/8QWW/531760ec