Bookertee, Oklahoma
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Bookertee, Oklahoma | |
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Coordinates: 35°22′2.35″N 96°5′0.01″W / 35.3673194°N 96.0833361°W | |
Country | United States |
State | Oklahoma |
County | Okfuskee |
Elevation | 760 ft (232 m) |
Time zone | UTC-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.[1] It was most likely named after Booker T. Washington, a famous African-American educator. Nothing remains there, and a railway runs through it.[2]
References
[edit]- ^ "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.
- ^ "Bookertee · Oklahoma 74437".