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  Boley Oklahoma Resource Guide, City or community of Boley, Oklahoma Facts, Information, Relocation, Real Estate, ...
The population of Boley is approximately 1,126 (2000).
The distance from Boley to Washington DC is 1128 miles.
Boley is positioned 35.49 degrees north of the equator and 96.47 degrees west of the prime meridian.
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 Boley, Oklahoma - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Boley is a town in Okfuskee County, Oklahoma, United States.
Boley is located at 35°29′34″N, 96°28′54″W (35.492813, -96.481776)
About 25.0% of families and 40.2% of the population were below the poverty line, including 48.5% of those under age 18 and 20.3% of those age 65 or over.
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 Nick Dispatch for KIDS!
Boley, Oklahoma was an all fl town completely run by African Americans at the turn of the century.
Boley was the most successful of the all fl towns; it even was called the Black Wall Street at its peak and it had a population of 4500.
Boley and the fl towns of Oklahoma were very successful on many different levels.
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 BOLEY   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-13)
Boley, located halfway between Paden and Castle in Okfuskee County, is the largest and most well known of the more than fifty All-Black towns of Oklahoma and one of only thirteen still existing.
The town, established on land allotted to Creek freedman James Barnett's daughter Abigail, was named after J. Boley, a railroad official of the Fort Smith and Western Railway.
Kenneth Hamilton, "Townsite Speculation and the Origin of Boley, Oklahoma," The Chronicles of Oklahoma 55 (Summer 1997).
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 Nick Dispatch
Boley was an all-fl town at the turn of the century.
The land on which Boley was settled was given to them by the Creeks; as a matter of fact, the Ozark Trail goes right through the north side of the town.
Also, the fall of Boley and the other fl towns of Oklahoma was a sign that showed people that there is a lot of corruption by individuals and the government, that even after the Civil War there was still a different kind of slavery going on.
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 African American Registry: Boley, Oklahoma, a FUBU of towns.
Boley began on 160 acres of land belonging to Abigail Burnett McCormick.
Boley was also home to a Masonic Temple to which all Black Masons in the state made a yearly pilgrimage.
Boley, OK is on Hwy 62, sixty-eight miles southwest of Tulsa and sixty-seven miles east of Oklahoma City.
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 Oklahoma   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-13)
Despite Oklahoma’s national positioning at the bottom of the Midwest, there is relatively little to no problems with race relations.
In Oklahoma City alone there is a Little Asia, Little Germany, Little Jerusalem, and countless Native American tribes present throughout the state.
Today, Boley, Oklahoma, is the only all fl town in existence in the state.
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 Boley Home Appraisers | Real Estate Appraisers in Boley, OK
Boley home appraisers are an essential component to getting the most value our of your current or potential real estate holdings.
It is the job of the Boley home appraiser to know not only the condition of your home's structure, but also to know intimately the value of certain materials over others, not to mention to understand the rate of appreciation in certain markets.
The results from Boley home appraisers can be surprising information to most homeowners, and it is always a smart idea to know just exactly where you are living and what it's worth, so that you can better understand the value of remodeling.
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 Oklahoma Towns Born of Struggle and Hope
Just before you cross Boley's city line, you'll see a rather disconcerting road sign: "Hitchhikers May Be Escaped Inmates." It signifies the presence of the minimum-security John Lilley Correctional Center, which, including inmates and employees, accounts for about 500 of its 950 residents.
Boley is a quiet, charming place now, and its primary businesses are the prison and Smokaroma, which makes of industrial barbeque cookers.
Boley is one of the few all-fl towns with a formal museum dedicated to its history.
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 Boley's bank robbed! - famous 1923 bank robbery in the all-black town of Boley, Oklahoma - includes related article ...
In Boley, one of Oklahoma's 29 all-fl rural towns, the gunfire erupted a day early - and once again put the notorious bank robber Charles Arthur "Pretty Boy" Floyd on the front pages of the state's newspapers.
But this is less a story of Pretty Boy Floyd's escapades, which captured the imagination of Oklahoma; this is a tale of how Boley citizens not only defended themselves against murderous gangsters, but also shielded their children from notions of inferiority and incidents of racial discrimination (see sidebar).
Langston was joined by armed townsfolk and Boley farmers (many in town to purchase shotgun shells for the morrow's opening of quail season), and a shoot-out on Main Street erupted.
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 Case of Dennis E. Fulbright (Boley, Oklahoma)
The arguments in the Oklahoma case unfolded this week in an Oklahoma City federal courtroom with testimony from the Jewish inmates, a rabbi and a top state prison official.
OKLAHOMA CITY (AP) _ A federal magistrate rules three Oklahoma inmates have a right to eat kosher food paid for by the state Department of Corrections.
OKLAHOMA CITY, Okla. (www.koshertoday.com) A federal magistrate ruled in late August that three Oklahoma inmates have a right to eat kosher food paid for by the state Department of Corrections.
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 Oklahoma: History   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-13)
Oklahoma's Native American population is the largest in the nation—252,420 at the 1990 census.
The western section of what is now the state of Oklahoma became the Oklahoma Territory in 1890; it included the Panhandle, the narrow strip of territory that, taken from Texas by the Compromise of 1850, had become a no-man's-land where settlers came in undisturbed.
In the mid-1980s, however, Oklahoma's economy was hurt (as it had been in the 1930s) by dependence on a single industry, as oil prices fell rapidly.
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 Boley School District Information and School Reports
Boley services an approximate student population of 72 in pre-kindergarten through twelfth grade.
There are 2 schools associated with the agency, which is classified as being in or near a rural area (Boley, OK).
Boley allocates approximately $6,076 per pupil for instructional expenses.
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 Boley Oklahoma - Houses - Condos - Townhomes - Real Estate Listings - Boley OK Realtors
Search for Boley Oklahoma houses, townhomes, condos, residential lots, vacant land in the local MLS as well as government, hud, va foreclosures and FSBO listings.
Boley Oklahoma condos, townhouses, single family homes and land for sale with realtors.
Boley "Realtors" is often spelled incorrectly; some of the most common misspellings are "realators", "realitors", "realators", "realters" and "realiters".
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 Facts about boley oklahoma   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-13)
Boley is a town located in Okfuskee County, Oklahoma.
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 Boley Profile | Boley OK   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-13)
Boley, OK, population 1,126, is located in Oklahoma's Okfuskee county, about 53.3 miles from Tulsa and 58.2 miles from Oklahoma City.
Through the 90's Boley's population has grown by about 24%.
It is estimated that in recent years Boley's population has been declining at an annual rate of less than one percent.
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 Boley, Oklahoma (OK) population and demographics data - Sperling's BestPlaces
As of 2005, Boley's population is 1,103 people.
Compared to the rest of the country, Boley's cost of living is 31.00 % lower than the U.S. average.
The unemployment rate in Boley is 8.10 percent (U.S. avg.
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 Down Home Blues Club   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-13)
The communities of Taft, Boley and Rentiesville are on tap for Gaines' next tour group on Oct. 2.
Boley was the largest fl town in the state with about 7,000 residents in 1911.
Boley is the home of Smokaroma, the maker of the pressure smokers that are sold all over the world.
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 Real Estate Boley Oklahoma Investing | Nothing Down Real Estate Boley Oklahoma
Thousands of average income earners in Boley Oklahoma are looking to improve their lives and gain financial freedom and are employing his techniques to earn hundreds of thousands of dollars in realestate investments.
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There is no better time than now to start creating your wealth with real estate in the Boley Oklahoma area and go from an average wage earner to an exceptional one.
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 Boley, Oklahoma, Ghost Sightings
Daytime in Boley, Oklahoma is just like daytime anywhere else in America but this town belongs to the undead after the light of day has ended.
The ghost of a young cowboy is often observed riding on a horse along a highway outside Boley.
The ghost of a man dressed as janitor was witnessed walking through a house outside Boley.
www.ghostsofamerica.com /7/Oklahoma_Boley_ghost_sightings.html   (158 words)

  
 Lighting Dealers in Boley, Oklahoma   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-13)
Boley is a great place to shop for lighting, light fixtures, and ceiling fans.
Weather your products are in stock in Boley, Oklahoma or specialty ordered, the Boley area is a great place to shop for chandeliers, track lighting, and outdoor lighting.
If you are building a home of your dreams in Oklahoma, or simply remodeling your exisitng home in the Boley area, many Sea Gull Lighting authorized distributors in the Boley, OK offer whole-house solutions to light the entire home.
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 Boley Oklahoma Directv Offers Best Direct TV Boley OK Promotions
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 Boley Elementary School Test Scores - Boley, Oklahoma - OK
In 2004-2005 Oklahoma used the Oklahoma Core Curriculum Tests (OCCT) to test students in grades 3, 4, 5, 8 and in high school in several subjects.
The OCCT is a standards-based test, which means it measures specific skills defined for each grade by the state of Oklahoma.
The different student groups are identified by the Oklahoma State Department of Education; if there are fewer than 10 students in a particular group in a school, the state doesn't report data for that group.
www.greatschools.net /modperl/achievement/ok/160   (479 words)

  
 Best Boley Oklahoma Home Lending Quote - Boley Mortgage in OK
Boley, OK is a great place to live.
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 Boley mortgage refinancing, rates, home loan quotes, brokers and home equity loans in Boley, Oklahoma.
Boley mortgage refinancing, rates, home loan quotes, brokers and home equity loans in Boley, Oklahoma.
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Our Find A Lender service allows borrowers to receive up to 2 Boley mortgage quotes from lenders offering loan products such as home equity loans and mortgage refinance in Boley Oklahoma.
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 National Historic Landmarks Program (NHL)   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-13)
Begun as a camp for African-American railroad construction hands, this is the largest of the towns established in Oklahoma to provide African-Americans with the opportunity for self government in an era of white supremacy and segregation.
Boley is planning to add a welcome center.
The Town of Boley receives media interest for its role in the history of the settlement of Oklahoma and the Oklahoma All-Black Towns.
tps.cr.nps.gov /nhl/detail.cfm?ResourceId=1563&ResourceType=District   (257 words)

  
 Boley, Oklahoma OK, town profile (Okfuskee County) - hotels, festivals, genealogy, newspapers - ePodunk
Oklahoma > All counties > Okfuskee County > Boley
At the time of the 2000 census, the per capita income in Boley was $9,304, compared with $21,587 nationally.
Median rent in Boley, at the time of the 2000 Census, was $142.
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 Find Churches in Boley Oklahoma - FlockFinder.com
Finding good churches in Boley Oklahoma is the main goal of our site.
Not all churches in Boley Oklahoma provide a youth ministry for all age groups.
FlockFinder allows churches in Boley Oklahoma to specify two age groups that attend their youth ministry most.
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 Boley Real Estate - Boley Oklahoma
You might be interested to know that Boley has a population of 1,443 and the average household income in Boley is $35,645.
Residents of Boley enjoy 39.5 degree weather in the month of January and 83 degree weather in the month of July.
The median age in Boley is 37.48 and the average household size in Boley is 2.54.
www.homepages.com /localpages/Oklahoma/Boley.htm   (131 words)

  
 Boley Oklahoma Dish Network | Dishnetwork Boley OK Deals   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-13)
Most people in Boley Oklahoma agree that the most important aspects when choosing a digital satellite provider are programming and price.
The most difficult part of your experience with Dish Network Boley Oklahoma will be in choosing programming selections from the many options.
Dishnetwork Boley OK only charges for subscriber programming choices so you will, in effect, determine the amount of your monthly bill.
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The first Oklahoma African-Americans were slaves of the so called "five civilized tribes," ownership of slaves being one reason these Native Americans were considered "civilized." While Oklahoma African-American nations fighting in the Civil War were officially Confederate, sentiment within them was split and internal civil wars occurred in some.
In 1910 he moved to Boley, Oklahoma, a center of Oklahoma Democratic African-American activity where he practiced medicine and served as mayor, becoming active in Democratic party politics.
In reporting a meeting of the Boley Progressive League, Dunjee characterized Young as the "Pill Pedler President" whose supporters had been "sucking the Summer School Tit." He said the group included Young (who asked his name not be mentioned as attending) and that they endorsed reappointment of the heads of all state Negro institutions.
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