Muskogee, OK: Wandering Walks of Wonder Walking Tour 4K

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Muskogee, OK has always been a crossroads of cultures thanks to the three rivers that converge here. What began as a trading post became a destination for Native Americans who survived the Trail of Tears. Then, on Christmas Day in 1871, a General Grant steam locomotive puffed its way across the Arkansas River and Muskogee exploded.
Ohio native Charles N. Haskell moved to the city in March 1901. He was instrumental in building on the land rush; he stimulated expansion of the city of more than 4,000 people to a center of business and industry by 1910, with a population of more than 25,000 inhabitants. Haskell built the first five-story business block in Oklahoma Territory; he built and owned fourteen brick buildings in the city. Most importantly, he organized and built most of the railroads running into the city, which connected it to other markets and centers of population, stimulating its business and retail, and attracting new residents.
As Muskogee's economic and business importance grew, so did its political power. In the years before the territory was admitted as a state, the Five Civilized Tribes continued to work on alternatives to keep some independence from European Americans. They met together August 21, 1905 to propose the State of Sequoyah, to be controlled by Native Americans. They met in Muskogee to draft its constitution, planning to have Muskogee serve as the State's capital. The proposal was vetoed by US President Theodore Roosevelt and mostly ignored by Congress; the proposed State of Sequoyah was never authorized. The US admitted the State of Oklahoma to the Union on November 16, 1907 as the 46th state.
Muskogee was the operational headquarters of the Muskogee Roads, four regional rail carriers under common management. The first was the Midland Valley Railroad, chartered in 1903. The three carriers surviving until 1963 were sold to the Texas & Pacific, which was a subsidiary of the Missouri Pacific Railroad.
Muskogee was on the route of the Jefferson Highway established in 1915. That road ran more than 2,300 miles from Winnipeg, Manitoba, to New Orleans, Louisiana.
Muskogee attracted national and international attention when, in May 2008, voters elected John Tyler Hammons as mayor. Nineteen years old at the time of his election, Hammons is among the youngest mayors in American history.

[@sulevisydanmaa9981]

THE FIGHTING SODE OF ME

[@HDWalkingAdventures]

Beautiful scenery. Its an excellent journey

[@WanderingWalksofWonder]

It really is!

[@canadalife8431]

Beautiful sanny day! Wonderful walk❤Thanks for sharing!

[@WanderingWalksofWonder]

Glad you enjoyed it

[@anthonywike8042]

oh the LONELY mornings for a skateboarder in muskogee, brings back very sleepy memories as a kid here. Not much to do for a kid here.

[@AmazingWalkingTour]

That's one beautiful and lovely neighborhood. Great job my friend

[@WanderingWalksofWonder]

Thank you kindly!

[@dimayuofficial3653]

Nice walk, thanks friend for sharing 👊👌🙏

[@WanderingWalksofWonder]

Glad you enjoyed it

[@SteffenderNomade]

Next video! Great

[@WanderingWalksofWonder]

Thanks!

[@lawrenceagnew3972]

What time is this

[@18andlikeit]

Looks like the town has passed it's heyday? Like a ghost town. Heard the crime there is on the higher side as well. Still pretty though.

[@WanderingWalksofWonder]

Not sure about the crime - I felt safe, but you never know. It is a fun place to explore and many of the buildings are still standing evening after 100+ years of OK weather.