The American Civil War took more American lives than any other war in history. It so divided the people of the United States that in som...
Cool Things To See Around Poteau
Interesting Eastern Oklahoma History
Smallpox, which is believed to have originated over 3,000 years ago in India or Egypt, is one of the most devastating diseases known to hum...
Have you ever wondered about the history of the buildings in downtown Poteau? You can now find out about some of the more important buildi...
I had a little bird, Its name was Enza. I opened the window, And in-flu-enza. In the fall of 1918, the Great War in Europe was winding dow...
Taken from “Ghost Towns of Oklahoma” by John W. Morris, pages 150-151 Pine Valley was/is located in LeFlore County; Sec. 11, T2N, R24E, 25 ...
Information cited from The Chronicles of Oklahoma 1. Fort Coffee, garrisoned 1834-1838: site on bluff on Arkansas River, about 6 miles no...
First, do you know where this is? This land once belonged to one of Poteau Switch's first wealthy families. In The Birth of Pot...
This is one of those maps that I've been reluctant to share previously, but I think that now's a good time! This map is an off...
A Concurrent Resolution recognizing the legendary status of F. L. Holton Jr I ran across this by mistake, but I'm glad I did...
Origins of the name "Poteau" Since this question has came up numerous times, I thought I'd share a bit about it from...