Muskogee County, Oklahoma

Muskogee's Five Civilized Tribes heritage and "Okie from Muskogee" - from Muskogee's extraordinary position as the capital of the Five Civilized Tribes' Indian Territory (Muskogee served as the governmental center of the Creek Nation and the broader Indian Territory before Oklahoma statehood - the Five Civilized Tribes Museum and the Union Indian Agency building preserve this significant heritage) to Merle Haggard's "Okie from Muskogee" (the 1969 country music anthem became one of the most debated songs in American music - Haggard's celebration of traditional values resonated with millions and made Muskogee's name synonymous with a certain strain of American conservative culture) and Fort Gibson's Civil War significance.