Beland, Oklahoma
Beland, Oklahoma | |
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| Area code | 918 & 539 |
Beland is a ghost town in Muskogee County, Oklahoma, United States. Not much remains there, besides a few buildings.
History
In 1903, Beland (formerly Chase) was founded 8 miles southwest of
black settlement.[1] In 1906, a wealthy African-American attorney and business man by the name of Cornelius Jones bought the entirety of Chase for $4,000 (now worth about $135,000 in today's money). Jones sponsored selling town lots in black-owned newspapers in the south. The town's name was changed to Beland in 1908, and was successful for a bit. Beland lost its post office in 1926.[2]
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Municipalities and communities of Muskogee County, Oklahoma, United States | ||
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| Footnotes | ‡This populated place also has portions in an adjacent county or counties | |
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