Unique! You can get up close with this statue. There is another on Hwy. 270, on the west side of…read moretown that you can not. Very interesting picture opportunities here. Along with Old Town McAlester to explore.

1943-1945 WW2, McAlester was home to almost 3,000 German POW's. It's hard to believe that less than…read more80 years ago McAlester was part of such significant history. I have heard rumors that originally it was an interment camp for Japanese Americans for one year prior to housing Germans. I also heard that it was going to house Italian POW's but due to the local population of Italian immigrants they where housed elsewhere. It would be very interesting to dive more in to this part of our local history. The miniature castle was built by the POW's and there is another one at the old McAlester High School.

Yes, Krebs Corner is a very old gas station with a convenience store that sells some very tasty…read morefood. As soon as you walk in the door, there is a wonderful aroma of smokey BBQ. Krebs serves; ribs, brisket, Loveras sausage and hot links. They also serve Pizza and fresh deli sandwiches. I always order (to go) 4 Muffuletta's with the marinated olive salad in a separate container. The sandwich is not the typical round Italian bread with sesame seeds, they have what I would call a Italian homemade crusty bread, the bread cut horizontally then loaded with thinly sliced Genoa salami, Mortadella, ham and provolone cheese. Once I get home I add the delicious marinated olive salad to each sandwich, then the family and enjoy this assume sandwich. Krebs is one of the reasons I travel with an ice chest. Yum, Muffuletta's for dinner tonight.

This town is adorable. Even the welcome sign had the colors for the Italian flag. It is a…read morepredominantly Italian town, with good Italian food, an Italian meat market, etc. Love it!

This is a nice courthouse. All too often, as an attorney, I worry about being "home-towned." That's…read morewhere an our-of-town attorney is treated differently than a local attorney. Not so here. I have been before several judges in Pittsburg County and I have always been treated fairly and with courtesy.

my name is Teress marie Erwin . my story has a wrongful beginning and still puts me in a position…read moreto spesk outloud. my two sisters who live in st helens oregon as i do also ,we were happy about inheriting the estste oil & gas for royalty payments since 2010. we never got a second check from sedna energy company ,i have been trying to get in the door ever since my mom passed away. oklahoma pittsburg county have been unfair & gave no positive advice leaving us blocked from my deceased families properties. my roomate also created lies against behind my back saying that i gave him my legal description parcel oil & gas ownership rights Big lie,now he has my property logged in his name. the truth is that this man has committed two crimes during his adventure, becsuse i never did anything wrong to desserve this treatment. my landman has alot to do with this issue because hes a cop from saint helens oregon. there is going to be a lawsuit against oklahoma and columbia county oregon future events will begin soon. thank you signed Teresa marie Erwin Patricia kay Fultz Suzanne rene Erwin

Love this place! It's hard to mess up a library I guess, but the environment is pleasant, the place…read moreis clean, staff are friendly and helpful, and they have SO many events for the community.

As a mother with a child in this particular prison I totally agree with Wilbur. It is very hard to…read morerate a prison. But I have to consider the fact that this is the only prison that my son is getting out early for good behavior. And he's been in one prison or another since he was 16 , so about 12 years. However, I also have to take into consideration that this is also the only prison my son has ever been shanked in due to lack of proper procedure by 2 of the guards. In my opinion they were paid to do what they did. Because everyone knows you don't walk two prisoners right by each other in certain areas. There are incidents in this prison where other prisoners have been hurt due to lack of proper procedures or are the guards getting paid off to look the other way! This prison has GED programs and tablets for the prisoners to keep them active. Which I think is a wonderful thing! I put money on my sons tablet all the time. I just think this prison needs to get it's guard in order.

It's hard to rate a prison. The history is so checkered around any institute of its nature. The…read moresheer size is impressive. The few known stories are captivating. As I'm sure the many stories that are unknown are too.