Immigrant City In Muskogee County

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A small yet vibrant city in Muskogee County, Muskogee can offer you everything you could want plus much more! Sitting along the Arkansas River, only 48 miles southeast of Tulsa, Muskogee and nearby cities like Tahlequah, Bixby and Jenks are amazing residential options for raising a family!

As the local trade and service hub, this region has experienced continuing stability thanks to the manufacturing industry. Muskogee is the third biggest manufacturing community in the state, producing innumerable items. At the top of the list of the city’s major employers is the U.S Department of Veterans Affairs, Georgia-Pacific and INCOR. For those of you with children, Cherokee Elementary School, Alice Robertson Junior High School and Muskogee High School

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