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WEBThe Encyclopedia of Oklahoma History and Culture. (94001508, State Historic Preservation Office, OHS). During the nineteenth and early twentieth centuries …

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WEBThe Oklahoma Territory Board of Health, which granted the certificates for practice, enforced similar measures for doctors and dentists before statehood. The …

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WEBMedicine men, "doctors," curanderos, and other respected treaters, both male and female, were once the only health care providers in Oklahoma. They …

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WEBOn July 3, 1949, Sir Alexander Fleming, the British scientist who discovered penicillin, gave the keynote address at the dedication. The Oklahoma Medical Research Foundation …

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WEBShadid helped to found the Cooperative Health Federation of America (1947) and served as its president from 1947 to 1949. In 1960 he built Hospital Haramoon in his home …

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WEBThe old post became the State of Oklahoma’s first state-operated mental institution with the arrival of the first patients in 1908. Northwest Center for Behavioral Health continues to …

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WEBIn addition to gaming, the Oklahoma tribes invested in various businesses and industries, and their success produced tribal programs of college scholarships, elder care, health …

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WEBWomen garnered a $1.50 a week increase the first year and a $1 a week raise in the second year. At that time men earned $24 a week, compared to $12 to $15 a week for …

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WEBThe former Pawnee Hospital is now housed in a new, multimillion-dollar health facility, and the tribe has a new gymnasium for promoting better health. Other …

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WEBCherokees repurchased tribal lands, signed self-governance compacting agreements, wrote a new constitution, built strong law-and-order and health-care systems, and exerted …

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WEBFort Supply was officially closed in September 1894 and was turned over to the Department of the Interior on February 26, 1895. In May 1908 the first patients arrived at the …

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Stilwell The Encyclopedia of Oklahoma History and Culture

WEBStilwell, the county seat of Adair County, is located eight miles west of the Arkansas state line and twenty-three miles east of Tahlequah, capital of the Cherokee Nation. …

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WEBA separate CCC for American Indians served several state tribes. With the 1936 Oklahoma Indian Welfare Act the federal government tailored the 1934 Indian …

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Ann Hargis Oklahoma Historical Society

WEBAnn Hargis. Appointed. State At-Large, Stillwater. Term expiring 2025. Ann Hargis served as the first lady of Oklahoma State University (OSU) while her husband, Burns, served …

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WEBIncreasing tribal membership and revenues by almost 200 percent, opening three rural health centers, expanding the Head Start program for Cherokee children, and starting a …

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Vinita The Encyclopedia of Oklahoma History and Culture

WEBIn 1912 Eastern State Hospital, a mental health center, was built on the northeast edge of town. In January 1913 the first patients arrived. This facility was one of …

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WEBAfter implementation of the 1967 Clean Air Act, the state experienced varying success in reducing pollution. Between 1970 and 1974 Chief of Air Quality Service Jack Gallion …

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WEBIn 2000 manufacturing was the leading county industry at 17 percent, followed by retail (16.4 percent) and health care and social assistance (13.4 percent). One of America's …

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McAlester The Encyclopedia of Oklahoma History and Culture

WEBMcAlester Elks Club, 1909. (20579.TO.M002.52.2.2, Oklahoma Genealogical Society Collection, OHS). The seat of Pittsburg County, McAlester is located approximately in …

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1980–2020 Oklahoma Historical Society

WEBThe 1980 census indicated there were 57,419 Hispanic Oklahomans. Estimates for 2018 suggest the number has grown to 429,000. The percentage of the total state population …

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WEBArchaeologists have identified 124 prehistoric sites in Latimer County, three of which are of the Paleo-Indian era. Fifty-three are of the Archaic period, 6000 B.C. to A.D. 1. The …

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Oklahomans and Space

WEBThomas Stafford passed away on March 18, 2024. Stafford Air & Space Museum. The Stafford Air & Space Museum is located in Weatherford, Oklahoma, Thomas P. …

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