McAlester in Pittsburg County, Oklahoma — The American South (West South Central)
Busby Office Building
Photographed by William Fischer, Jr., March 10, 2014
1. Busby Office Building Marker
Great Western Coal and Coke Company
1903
National Register of Historic Places
9 December 1979
Given to City of McAlester
18 March 1987
by
Elmer "Bud" Hale, Jr.
Topics. This historical marker is listed in this topic list: Notable Buildings. A significant historical date for this entry is March 18, 1987.
Location. 34° 55.981′ N, 95° 46.056′ W. Marker is in McAlester, Oklahoma, in Pittsburg County. It is on Carl Albert Parkway (U.S. 270) west of 2nd Street, on the right when traveling west. Touch for map. Marker is at or near this postal address: 113 East Carl Albert Parkway, McAlester OK 74501, United States of America. Touch for directions.
Regionally, this marker is in Oklahoma’s Choctaw 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 2 miles of this marker, measured as the crow flies: Veterans Memorial (a few steps from this marker); German Castle (about 700 feet away, measured in a direct line); Scottish Rite Temple (about 700 feet away); Largest Lump of McAlester Coal (about 800 feet away); Supreme Assembly, International Order of the Rainbow for Girls (approx. 0.2 miles away); William Mark Sexson Memorial (approx. 0.2 miles away); Baptist Women in Oklahoma (approx. one mile away); Carl Bert Albert (approx. 1.2 miles away). Touch for a list and map of all markers in McAlester.
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Photographed by William Fischer, Jr., March 10, 2014
2. Busby Office Building and Marker
Credits. This page was last revised on September 24, 2020. It was originally submitted on May 4, 2014, by William Fischer, Jr. of Reynoldsburg, Ohio. This page has been viewed 648 times since then and 18 times this year. Photos: 1, 2. submitted on May 4, 2014, by William Fischer, Jr. of Reynoldsburg, Ohio.
