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Beautifully engraved certificate from the Union Abstract Company issued in 1907. There some slight staining on the upper edge. This historic document has an ornate border around it with a vignette of an allegorical woman. This item is hand signed by the company’s president and secretary and is over 93 years old. Eufaula, Oklahoma, the county seat of McIntosh County and former Record Town for Recording District No. 12 in Indian Territory, is located 12 miles south of Interstate 40 at the junction of US Highway 69 and Oklahoma State Highway 9. It is named after one of the historic Creek Indian villages in the Creek Nations old homeland, Alabama. There are only two cities named Eufaula in the United States- Eufaula, Oklahoma and Eufaula, Alabama. Just one half mile east of Eufaula was the site of North Fork Town, settled by the Creek Indians shortly after their arrival in this area in 1836. The Texas Road and a branch of the California Road crossed at North Fork Town, making it a center of traffic. This important tribal community played host to the treaty made between the Confederates and the Creek, Choctaw, and Chickasaw Nations in 1861. North Fork Town is now covered by Lake Eufaula. In 1907, when Oklahoma was officially recognized as a state, Eufaula, Checotah, Stidham and other small surrounding communities were formed into McIntosh County. McIntosh County got its name from the ancestors of W.E. “Dode” McIntosh, a past Chief of the Creek Nation. Lake Eufaula, an entirely man made lake, began when the River and Harbor Act was approved July 24, 1946. The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers constructed the dam for flood control, water supply, hydroelectric power and navigation resources. Construction began in December, 1956 and the embankment closure was completed in February, 1964. Power was first generated in July, 1964. The project was completed for full flood control operation on February 10, 1964. The entire project was completed at a cost of about $120,000,000. Eufaula Lake is the largest lake located entirely in the State of Oklahoma. The lake is located on the Canadian River approximately 27 miles upstream from its confluence with the Arkansas River. With over 600 miles of shoreline and 102,000 surface acres, Eufaula offers a variety of recreational opportunities for everyone. The shoreline ranges from vast expanses of sandy beaches to rocky bluffs. The dam is a rolled earth structure 3,200 feet long, including the spillway and powerhouse intake. It rises to a maximum height of 114 feet above the streambed. Oklahoma State Highway 71 crosses the crest of the dam. Much of the colorful history of this area- Indian life, outlaw gangs, and Civil War battles still remain for visitors to see. Even though the area has a relatively short period of history, many interesting and important historical events have occurred in this area. The Battle of Honey Springs, the largest and most important of the battles fought during the Civil War in Oklahoma, took place July 17, 1863 on a site 3 miles northeast of Checotah, Oklahoma. Checotah is located just 10 miles to the north of Eufaula. The Eufaula Boarding School is also a significant point in the history of the region. This educational facility was first built in 1849 near North Fork Town. The building housed one hundred children, the superintendent and the teachers. The original school burned in the late 1880’s. In 1892 the present school was built and changed its name to Eufaula High School until it officially changed to the Eufaula Boarding School some years later. In 1952, the boarding school was changed to a boarding facility with the residents attending the Eufaula Public School system. Today, the dormitory still stands and overlooks the city from a hill on the southwest edge of town. Eufaula is also the home of the oldest continually published newspaper in the state of Oklahoma. The Indian Journal has been printed weekly since 1876. Belle Starr, “Queen of the Bandits”, the most famous woman outlaw, lived and is buried about 15 miles east of Eufaula. Belle made her home in this region from 1873 to 1888. Her grave is located in a bend of the Canadian River, just downstream and northeast of the Eufaula Dam. A cave, a canyon, and other historical sites are named for her around the area.
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