Muskogee County OK Historyu: A Timeline of 70 Years

1830s

• 1832: The Muscogee (Creek) Nation is forcibly removed from its ancestral lands in Alabama and Georgia to Indian Territory (present-day Oklahoma) along the Trail of Tears.
• 1834: The first permanent white settlement in Muskogee County is established by George M. Murrell.

1840s

• 1842: Fort Gibson is established as a military outpost to protect the Creek Nation from raids by the Osage and other tribes.
• 1849: The first school in Muskogee County is opened.

1850s

• 1855: The town of Muskogee is founded.
• 1859: The first church in Muskogee County is built.

1860s

• 1861: The American Civil War begins.
• 1862: Fort Gibson is captured by Confederate forces.
• 1863: The Battle of Honey Springs is fought in Muskogee County, resulting in a Union victory.
• 1865: The American Civil War ends.

1870s

• 1870: The first railroad line is built through Muskogee County.
• 1872: The Muskogee County courthouse is built.
• 1875: The first hospital in Muskogee County is opened.

1880s

• 1889: The Oklahoma Territory is created.
• 1890: The town of Muskogee is incorporated as a city.

1890s

• 1893: The World's Columbian Exposition is held in Chicago.
• 1898: The Spanish-American War begins.

1900s

• 1901: The Muskogee County Medical Society is founded.
• 1907: The Oklahoma State Capitol is built in Oklahoma City.
• 1910: The population of Muskogee County is 33,853.

1910s

• 1914: World War I begins.
• 1918: World War I ends.
• 1919: The Muskogee County Bar Association is founded.

1920s

• 1923: The Muskogee County Historical Society is founded.
• 1924: The Muskogee County Chamber of Commerce is founded.
• 1929: The Great Depression begins.

1930s

• 1934: The Public Works Administration builds a new courthouse in Muskogee County.
• 1936: The Oklahoma Library Association is founded.
• 1939: World War II begins.

1940s

• 1941: The United States enters World War II.
• 1945: World War II ends.
• 1946: The Muskogee County Veterans Service Center is founded.

1950s

• 1950: The population of Muskogee County is 75,865.
• 1951: The Korean War begins.
• 1953: The Korean War ends.
• 1954: The Brown v. Board of Education decision is handed down by the U.S. Supreme Court.
• 1955: The Montgomery Bus Boycott begins.
• 1957: The Soviet Union launches Sputnik, the first artificial satellite to orbit the Earth.
• 1958: The National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA) is created.

1960s

• 1961: The Bay of Pigs Invasion fails.
• 1962: The Cuban Missile Crisis occurs.
• 1963: President John F. Kennedy is assassinated.
• 1964: The Civil Rights Act of 1964 is passed.
• 1965: The Voting Rights Act of 1965 is passed.
• 1968: The Martin Luther King Jr. assassination occurs.
• 1969: The Apollo 11 mission lands on the Moon.

1970s

• 1973: The Vietnam War ends.
• 1974: President Richard Nixon resigns from office.
• 1976: The United States celebrates its bicentennial.
• 1979: The Camp David Accords are signed.

1980s

• 1981: President Ronald Reagan is inaugurated.
• 1986: The Challenger space shuttle explodes.
• 1989: The Berlin Wall falls.

1990s

• 1991: The Gulf War begins.
• 1992: The Soviet Union collapses.
• 1995: The Oklahoma City Bombing occurs.
• 1996: The Summer Olympics are held in Atlanta.
• 1999: The Columbine High School massacre occurs.

2000s

• 2001: The September 11 attacks occur.
• 2003: The Iraq War begins.
• 2008: The Great Recession begins