Okmulgee | Abandoned Oklahoma

Feb 16, 2010

In 1922, the African-American community in Okmulgee raised $25,000 in donations from community citizens, clubs, and organizations to construct the first “colored hospital” that was opened in the country. The Okmulgee Black Hospital is a two-story, 18-room brick facility that served the needs of more than 3000 of Okmulgee’s African-American...

Location Class: •Hospital

City: •Okmulgee

Photographer: •Billy!

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