McIntosh County

Musical history, people, ensembles, photographs, and source material from the Oklahoma Musicians Library.

The musical history of McIntosh County.

McIntosh County has an unusually strong early newspaper source base. The Gateway holds 506 issues and 4,161 pages of *The Checotah Times* from 1904-1921. (high) [Checotah Times collection](https://gateway.okhistory.org/explore/titles/t04123/)

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Read the full account, chronology, named ensembles and people, source links, and research notes. These library reports reflect their original research passes; related records below may add later evidence.

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19 linked records. Connections follow county names and communities documented in the sources; they do not establish a birthplace, exact historical boundary, or continuous residence.

Photographs and visual sources.

Photograph of brush eradication. Sprayed (using a Basal Treatment—an oil soluble herbicide is mixed with an oil carrier instead of water and applied to the plants) in February, 1957. Large tree had circle hacked with an axe, small trees had only a spray band 1 foot wide at the base of the tree. A 2-4-5T herbicide gave a 100% kill. The Soil Conservation Service [SCS] recommends this use of the herbicide over mechanical removal as it reduces resprouting. OK-579-9.
Land Clearance, Cultivation & Brush and Weed ControlPhotograph of brush eradication. Sprayed (using a Basal Treatment—an oil soluble herbicide is mixed with an oil carrier instead of water and applied to the plants) in February, 1957. Large tree had circle hacked with an axe, small trees had only a spray band 1 foot wide at the base of the tree. A 2-4-5T herbicide gave a 100% kill. The Soil Conservation Service [SCS] recommends this use of the herbicide over mechanical removal as it reduces resprouting. OK-579-9.Oklahoma Historical Society / The Gateway to Oklahoma History · Original source