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Taft, Oklahoma
Taft is a town in Muskogee County, Oklahoma, United States. The population was 174 as of the 2020 Census, down from 250 in 2010. The locale began as an all-black town on land allotted to Creek Freedmen. It is named for President William Howard Taft.
This community began as an all-black town on land allotted to freedmen of the Muscogee (Creek) Nation. It was originally named "Twine", for William H. Twine, and had a post office by 1902. Mr. Twine moved to Muskogee, and the citizens voted to rename the town "Taft", for William Howard Taft, who was then Secretary of War in the Theodore Roosevelt administration.
Educational and correctional facilities have long been the town's leading employers. These have included the W. T. Vernon School (1908), the Industrial Institute for the Deaf, Blind, and Orphans of the Colored Race (1909), Moton High School, and the State Training School for Negro Girls.
Taft contains two penitentiaries: Dr. Eddie Warrior Correctional Center, for women, and Jess Dunn Correctional Center, for men.
In April 1973, Lelia Foley was elected as mayor of Taft, becoming one of the African-American women elected as mayor in the United States.
A mass shooting incident occurred at an outdoor Memorial Day event in Taft, shortly after midnight on May 29, 2022. Seven people were reported to be injured, with a 39-year-old woman killed. Media accounts say that this incident was one of at least 12 mass shooting events that occurred over the Memorial Day weekend across the United States. 26-year-old Skyler Buckner was charged in connection with the shooting.
Taft is in northwestern Muskogee County, approximately 10 miles (16 km) west of Muskogee, the county seat. It is less than 2 miles (3 km) south of the Arkansas River.
According to the U.S. Census Bureau, the town has a total area of 1.55 square miles (4.01 km2), of which 0.006 square miles (0.016 km2), or 0.39%, are water.
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Taft, Oklahoma
Taft is a town in Muskogee County, Oklahoma, United States. The population was 174 as of the 2020 Census, down from 250 in 2010. The locale began as an all-black town on land allotted to Creek Freedmen. It is named for President William Howard Taft.
This community began as an all-black town on land allotted to freedmen of the Muscogee (Creek) Nation. It was originally named "Twine", for William H. Twine, and had a post office by 1902. Mr. Twine moved to Muskogee, and the citizens voted to rename the town "Taft", for William Howard Taft, who was then Secretary of War in the Theodore Roosevelt administration.
Educational and correctional facilities have long been the town's leading employers. These have included the W. T. Vernon School (1908), the Industrial Institute for the Deaf, Blind, and Orphans of the Colored Race (1909), Moton High School, and the State Training School for Negro Girls.
Taft contains two penitentiaries: Dr. Eddie Warrior Correctional Center, for women, and Jess Dunn Correctional Center, for men.
In April 1973, Lelia Foley was elected as mayor of Taft, becoming one of the African-American women elected as mayor in the United States.
A mass shooting incident occurred at an outdoor Memorial Day event in Taft, shortly after midnight on May 29, 2022. Seven people were reported to be injured, with a 39-year-old woman killed. Media accounts say that this incident was one of at least 12 mass shooting events that occurred over the Memorial Day weekend across the United States. 26-year-old Skyler Buckner was charged in connection with the shooting.
Taft is in northwestern Muskogee County, approximately 10 miles (16 km) west of Muskogee, the county seat. It is less than 2 miles (3 km) south of the Arkansas River.
According to the U.S. Census Bureau, the town has a total area of 1.55 square miles (4.01 km2), of which 0.006 square miles (0.016 km2), or 0.39%, are water.
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