A United States Post Office opened in Corinne, Indian Territory on August 24, 1904, and operated until September 30, 1958. It was named for Corinne Estill Lesueur, a local resident. Corinne, the daughter of Captain Alexander A. Lesueur—early promoter of Antlers—later moved to Antlers and served as an officer of its Citizens National Bank. The bank later became First National Bank, and, decades later, FirstBank. It continues to operate in the building in which Corinne Lesueur worked.[2]
Captain Lesueur, Corinne's father, was a noted military officer during the Civil War, serving in the Confederate Army from Missouri. During post-war years he served as secretary of state of Missouri, later moving to Antlers.
After Oklahoma's statehood and Pushmataha County's establishment on November 16, 1907, Corinne was site of the new county's first murder. Alfred Holman was killed after a relative argued with brothers Solomon Nihka and Bob Nihka, both Choctaw Indians who were also Snake Indians. Snake Indians were opposed, sometimes violently, to statehood. The Nihka brothers, as was Choctaw custom, turned themselves in to law authorities after being charged.[3]
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^U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Corinne, Oklahoma
^George H. Shirk, Oklahoma Place Names, p. 54; Post Office Site Location Reports, Record Group 28, National Archives
corinne, oklahoma, corinne, unincorporated, community, southern, pushmataha, county, oklahoma, united, states, located, miles, east, antlers, using, public, land, survey, system, commonly, oklahoma, community, located, r19e, united, states, post, office, opene. Corinne is an unincorporated community in southern Pushmataha County Oklahoma United States 1 located 19 miles east of Antlers Using the Public Land Survey System commonly in use in Oklahoma the community is located in T22 4S R19E A United States Post Office opened in Corinne Indian Territory on August 24 1904 and operated until September 30 1958 It was named for Corinne Estill Lesueur a local resident Corinne the daughter of Captain Alexander A Lesueur early promoter of Antlers later moved to Antlers and served as an officer of its Citizens National Bank The bank later became First National Bank and decades later FirstBank It continues to operate in the building in which Corinne Lesueur worked 2 Captain Lesueur Corinne s father was a noted military officer during the Civil War serving in the Confederate Army from Missouri During post war years he served as secretary of state of Missouri later moving to Antlers Corinne founded during the latter days of the Indian Territory was located in Cedar County a part of the Apukshunnubbee District of the Choctaw Nation Its county seat Sulphur Springs Choctaw Nation was near the present day community of Rattan After Oklahoma s statehood and Pushmataha County s establishment on November 16 1907 Corinne was site of the new county s first murder Alfred Holman was killed after a relative argued with brothers Solomon Nihka and Bob Nihka both Choctaw Indians who were also Snake Indians Snake Indians were opposed sometimes violently to statehood The Nihka brothers as was Choctaw custom turned themselves in to law authorities after being charged 3 References edit U S Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System Corinne Oklahoma George H Shirk Oklahoma Place Names p 54 Post Office Site Location Reports Record Group 28 National Archives Antlers News December 18 1908 34 11 09 N 95 17 29 W 34 18583 N 95 29139 W 34 18583 95 29139 nbsp This Oklahoma state location article is a stub You can help Wikipedia by expanding it vte Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Corinne Oklahoma amp oldid 1179116881, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
