Okay, Oklahoma

As one of the oldest white settlements in Oklahoma, the beginnings for the present day community of Okay, started as early as 1819, when Joseph Bogy opened his trading post, just north of the Three Forks region of Oklahoma.

According to early records and tales, the area just above the convergence of the Grand, Arkansas and Verdigris rivers in northeast Oklahoma, was blessed with an abundance of wildlife, and fresh water. The area still belonged to the Osage, and Bogy had obtained the right to trade with his Indian friends.

In 1822, Bogy sold his trading post to Auguste P. Chouteau, who brought in Creole carpenters to build keelboats in which to ship the area's abundant furs to the prt in New Orleans.

Sam Houston came to the area between Fort Gibson and Okay to live for three years in 1829.

In 1832, Washington Irving came to this area of Oklahoma to begin his famous "Tour of the Prairies."

As the Osage Indians were replaced by the Creek and Cherokee people, more white settlers moved into the Three Forks area, and in 1871 the railroad came to town. With the construction of the railroad, the Community received it's first name - Coretta Switch. As the years rocked by, Coretta was renamed North Muskogee, then some one came up with the name of Rex. In 1919, the town was renamed for the last time to Okay, after the OK Truck Manufacturing Company which was located in the community.

Today, the Town of Okay is nestled between the Verdigris and Grand/Neosho rivers, and is surrounded by mostly rural areas supporting cattle, horses and agriculture. The city of Muskogee lies 5 miles to it's south, and Wagoner lies 8 miles to its north.

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