J.B. Foley, a White Man, was roadmaster for the Fort Smith and Western Railroad which passed a few feet south of this point. Mr. Boley had faith in the Black Man to govern himself and persuaded the railroad to establish a townsite here; thus the . . . — — Map (db m234462) HM
Boley, Creek Nation, I.T., established as an all Black town on land of Creek Indian "Freedwoman" Abigail Barnett. Organized by T.M. Haynes first townsite manager. Named for J.B. Boley, white roadmaster, who convinced Fort Smith & Western Railroad . . . — — Map (db m234464) HM
In 1911, Booker T. Washington, head of Tuskegee Institute in Alabama, asked Julius Rosenwald, a Jewish Philanthropist, to serve on the board of directors at Tuskegee. Washington shared his vision with Rosenwald; lifting the veil of ignorance would . . . — — Map (db m234456) HM
Okemah, Oklahoma
Nestled in the Oklahoma hills and the birthplace on July 14, 1912 of
Woody Guthrie
the renowned poet and folk singer. The hometown that influenced songs such as the American classic This Land Is Your Land and . . . — — Map (db m211574) HM
Woodrow Wilson “Woody” Guthrie, composer of “This Land is Your Land” and known around the world as “The Dustbowl Balladeer,” was born in Okemah, Oklahoma on July 14, 1912. His parents, Charley and Nora Belle Guthrie, raised their five children here . . . — — Map (db m165707) HM
