History
Okmulgee was founded in 1868, when the Creek Nation began restoring order after the Civil War. In 1869, a post office (originally spelled Okmulkee) was established, with Captain Frederick B. Severs as the first postmaster. The Creeks initially built a two-story log council house to serve as their capital. This building burned in 1878 and was replaced with a stone building that stands today. The name of the post office was officially changed to the present spelling on November 15, 1883.
The St. Louis, Oklahoma and Southern Railway (later absorbed by the Frisco railroad)MarilynConant (talk) 20:54, 3 November 2012 (UTC) arrived in 1900 and triggered a building boom. By the time of statehood in 1907, the town had 2,322 residents had had been named the seat of Okmulgee County. The present county court house was built in 1916. The discovery of oil nearby in 1907, further expanded Okmulgee, and brought several new industries to town. These included three glass factories, a bottle factory, foundry and machine shops. The population was 4,176 in the 1920 census.
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