Muskogee and northeastern Oklahoma, including the counties of Muskogee, McIntosh, Wagoner, Cherokee, Sequoyah, Adair, Delaware, Mayes, Rogers, Washington, Nowata, Craig, and Ottawa . g to Wagoner he had gained some experiencein selling goods to Indians by being associated with his father inRed Fork and Okmulgee. The Parkinsons had also been exten-sively interested in the cattle business in the northern part ofIndian Territory in the days when the broad prairies affordedunlimited range for cattle. About 1889, the Wagoner Switch, located on the Katy rail-road about a mile south, was moved up to
Muskogee and northeastern Oklahoma, including the counties of Muskogee, McIntosh, Wagoner, Cherokee, Sequoyah, Adair, Delaware, Mayes, Rogers, Washington, Nowata, Craig, and Ottawa . g to Wagoner he had gained some experiencein selling goods to Indians by being associated with his father inRed Fork and Okmulgee. The Parkinsons had also been exten-sively interested in the cattle business in the northern part ofIndian Territory in the days when the broad prairies affordedunlimited range for cattle. About 1889, the Wagoner Switch, located on the Katy rail-road about a mile south, was moved up to the new townsite. Thisswitck had been built by the railroad fifteen years before the townof Wagoner began its existence, and it was used principally forloading walnut logs which were gathered from the valley of theVerdigris River and shipped to northern furniture factories. In1889 Mrs. Percival built and furnished the first hotel, called theValley Hotel. It is claimed that hers was the first wedding inWagoner, when she was married to Mr. W. H. Harris. Joseph Casaver, who is still an active business man in Wagoner,is one of its pioneer citizens. He arrived there soon after the. MUSKOGEE AND NORTHEASTERN OKLAHOMA 513 junction of the two railroads was completed and served both com-panies as telegraph manager. A few years later he establisheda drug store which he continued to manage for several years, atthe same time being interested in the ice business, He was electedmayor of the city a few years after it was incorporated. He wasalso interested in the livery business in those days antedating thearrival of the automobile, when the pony teams were very muchin demand. The Cumberland Presbyterians were the first religious organi-zation to locate in Wagoner, although the other leading denomina-tions soon followed, the Methodists, Baptists, Presbyterians, Epis-copalians, Christians and Catholics being now well represented. Wagoner was one of the first towns in Indian Territory toestabli
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