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Bookertee, Oklahoma

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Ghost town in Oklahoma, United States
Bookertee, Oklahoma
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Bookertee is located in OklahomaBookerteeBookerteeShow map of OklahomaBookertee is located in the United StatesBookerteeBookerteeShow map of the United States
Coordinates: 35°22′2.35″N 96°5′0.01″W / 35.3673194°N 96.0833361°W / 35.3673194; -96.0833361
CountryUnited States
StateOklahoma
CountyOkfuskee
Elevation760 ft (232 m)
Time zoneUTC-6 (Central (CST))
 • Summer (DST)UTC-5 (CDT)

Bookertee is a ghost town in Muskogee County, Oklahoma, United States. Bookertee is a historical all black town. It was most likely named after Booker T. Washington, a famous African-American educator. Nothing remains there, and a railway runs through it.

References

  1. "Historic All-Black Towns in Oklahoma". African-American Resource Center. Tulsa City-County Library. Archived from the original on April 14, 2009. Retrieved May 10, 2009.
  2. "Bookertee · Oklahoma 74437".
Municipalities and communities of Okfuskee County, Oklahoma, United States
County seat: Okemah
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Footnotes‡This populated place also has portions in an adjacent county or counties


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