McAlester Scottish Rite Temple
The McAlester Scottish Rite Temple, also known as Masonic Temple or the McAlestor Consistory, is a building in McAlester, Oklahoma that was built in 1907 and 1928–1930. It was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1980. It is the oldest Masonic building in Oklahoma. The 1928–1930 construction yielded an "impressive" brick and stone building. It was built around a wikt:consistory, consistory that dated back to 1907. References External links McAlester Scottish Rite Masonic Center
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McAlester, Oklahoma
McAlester is the county seat of Pittsburg County, Oklahoma, Pittsburg County, Oklahoma. The population was 18,363 at the time of the 2010 census, a 3.4 percent increase from 17,783 at the 2000 census,Shuller, Thurman"McAlester" profile ''Encyclopedia of Oklahoma History and Culture''; accessed February 12, 2017. making it the largest city in the Choctaw Nation of Oklahoma, Choctaw Nation, followed by Durant, Oklahoma, Durant. The town gets its name from James Jackson McAlester, an early white settler and businessman who later became lieutenant governor of Oklahoma. Known as "J. J.", McAlester married Rebecca Burney, the daughter of a full-blood Chickasaw family, which made him a citizen of the Chickasaw Nation. McAlester is the home of the Oklahoma State Penitentiary, the former site of an "inside the walls" prison rodeo that ESPN's ''SportsCenter'' once broadcast. McAlester is home to many of the employees of the McAlester Army Ammunition Plant. This facility makes essentially a ...
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