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He built...

Comparing versions as far back as it will let me there appears to be a fragment of a sentence. At one point in the History section it just says "He built" and has nothing after it until the next paragraph where it appears to pick back up with a new set of sentences about the man. I have no idea what's attempting to be conveyed, but perhaps that should be deleted or filled in. —The preceding unsigned comment was added by 129.244.130.126 (talk) 09:01, 11 December 2006 (UTC).[reply]

I fixed the sentence fragment you noted and did some minor edits to remove the promotional tourist-bureau tone of some of the text. Also broke long history into two headings, shifted prominent residents to a single section, and shifted demographic narrative out of history down to the demographic section. The article still lacks an explanation of why the Muskogee name was chosen (part of the heritage of the transplanted Creek nation, but I don't have the resources on hand to do a good, well-cited explanation). -- Lisasmall 11:12, 15 January 2007 (UTC)[reply]

Greatest Place

Re: first paragraph. The "greatest place in God's green country?" This is hardly a fact. If it's the city motto, or appears on bumper stickers, or some such, it should be put in quotations and attributed.Cwoodw1 18:52, 31 August 2007 (UTC)[reply]

Pee Wee Russell

"Birthplace of actor Pee Wee Russell" - but the link goes to jazz musician Pee Wee Russell, which says, "Russell was born in Maplewood, Missouri and grew up in Muskogee, Oklahoma."

Flagstonia 07:06, 19 September 2007 (UTC)[reply]

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New mayor, 19 yrs old

I added ap google reference, 19 yr old student, 70% vote and replaced Stratton: The current Mayor of Muskogee is the young Blockbuster employee John Tyler Hammons, 19-year-old University of Oklahoma freshman. Mayor Hammons was first elected (70% of the vote) on May 13, 2008, in an election against former Muskogee Mayor Hershel McBride. Hammons replaces Wren Stratton, who decided not to seek re-election after one term.ap.google.com, U. of Okla. freshman, 19, elected mayor of Muskogee --Florentino floro (talk) 09:44, 14 May 2008 (UTC)[reply]

Noted person from Muskogee

The Governor of Florida in the 1970's, Reuben O'D. Askew, was born in Muskogee. 76.124.87.86 (talk) 08:43, 5 August 2012 (UTC)buddmar[reply]

reference In popular culture

It is mentioned in Jeanette Walls's book, glass castle, on page 129 — Preceding unsigned comment added by 108.90.92.57 (talk) 17:12, 14 July 2013 (UTC)[reply]

It is mentioned also in "An officer and a gentleman" movie. — Preceding unsigned comment added by 92.251.101.25 (talk) 22:02, 26 September 2013 (UTC)[reply]

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Meteorite Fall of January 2023 | Needs to be rewritten in encyclopedia-like tone

This section should really be rewritten, it is not written in an encyclopedia-like style. If I knew more about the topic I would rewrite it myself, I don't think I would be able todo the topic justice however. Trey Wainman (talk) 17:59, 21 June 2023 (UTC)[reply]