Muskogee in Muskogee County, Oklahoma — The American South (West South Central)

Okie from Muskogee

Photographed by Jason Armstrong, July 16, 2022

1. Okie From Muskogee Marker

Inscription. Oct. 10, 1969 Merle Haggard recorded the live album, Okie From Muskogee, at the Muskogee Civic Assembly Center. The concert emerged from the song, "Okie from Muskogee," released Sept. 29, 1969, and co-written by Haggard and Eddie Burris when they started joking around after seeing a highway sign for Muskogee. Interpreted as both leftist satire and right-wing patriotic fervor, the song reflected social divides in the US during the late 1960s. Hitting #1 on the country charts Nov. 15, 1969, the song also inspired ironic counterculture covers by the Beach Boys, Grateful Dead, and Flaming Lips and earned Haggard many music industry awards.

Erected 2019.

Topics. This historical marker is listed in these topic lists: Arts, Letters, Music • Entertainment. A significant historical date for this entry is September 29, 1969.

Location. 35° 44.742′ N, 95° 22.416′ W. Marker is in Muskogee, Oklahoma, in Muskogee County. It is on South 3rd Street south of Elgin Street, on the left when traveling north. Located out front of the Oklahoma Music Hall of Fame. Touch for map. Marker is at or near this postal address: 401 S 3rd Street, Muskogee OK

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74401, United States of America. Touch for directions.

Regionally, this marker is in Oklahoma’s Muscogee Nation

and specifically in the Cherokee Nation.

It is also in the American South,

specifically on the prairies,

and on the Southern Plains.

Globally, it is in North America,

the Western Hemisphere,

the Western World,

and the Anglosphere.

Historically, it finds itself in what was once the territory of the Mississippian Culture

and also the Louisiana Purchase.

Other nearby markers. At least 8 other markers are within walking distance of this marker: Hitching Post Stone (within shouting distance of this marker); Midland Valley Station (about 300 feet away, measured in a direct line); The Bill of Rights (approx. 0.3 miles away); Masonic Temple (approx. 0.3 miles away); Muskogee Lodge #28 (approx. 0.3 miles away); Severs Block (approx. 0.3 miles away); Severs Hotel (approx. 0.4 miles away); Grace Episcopal Church (approx. 0.4 miles away). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Muskogee.

Oklahoma Music Hall of Fame image. Click for full size.

Photographed by Jason Armstrong, July 16, 2022

2. Oklahoma Music Hall of Fame

Credits. This page was last revised on March 12, 2023. It was originally submitted on March 4, 2023, by Jason Armstrong of Talihina, Oklahoma. This page has been viewed 765 times since then and 53 times this year. Photos: 1, 2. submitted on March 4, 2023, by Jason Armstrong of Talihina, Oklahoma. • James Hulse was the editor who published this page.