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Harrah, Oklahoma 73045
Population 2000: 4,719
Location: 22 miles east of Oklahoma City
Land area: 11.9 square miles
Latitude: 35.489N
Longitude: -97.163W
Time zone: Central Standard
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Originally named Sweeny after E. W. Sweeney who started a business operating a ferry across the North Canadian River, the post office name changed to Harrah, December 22, 1898.Named after Frank Harrah, local merchant and business leader.
Louis Navarre first came to the area in the early 1870s on a hunting expedition. He returned in 1889 and established a residence. He later sold a portion of that property to Frank Harrah.
Well-known
residents have included:
Jesse Chisholm
Dale Robertson, actor
Tim Holt, actor
The Waner Brothers (Paul "Big Poison"
and Lloyd "Little Poison") baseball players
Mark
Seikel, House of Representatives
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