Bookertee, Oklahoma

Ghost town in Oklahoma, United States
35°22′2.35″N 96°5′0.01″W / 35.3673194°N 96.0833361°W / 35.3673194; -96.0833361CountryUnited StatesStateOklahomaCountyOkfuskeeElevation
760 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.[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

  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".
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