Calhoun, Oklahoma

Calhoun, originally called Sutter, is an unincorporated community in Le Flore County in the State of Oklahoma,[1] approximately 7 miles northwest of Poteau, the county seat.[2][3] Located about 6.5 driving miles west-southwest of Shady Point, Oklahoma, Calhoun can be reached off of US Route 59 at Shady Point by heading west on County Road D1310, then County Road 90.[4] The town is just northwest of Cavanal Hill, which makes the eccentric boast of being the “world’s highest hill.”[3][5]

For a while a coal mining boomtown, Calhoun later waned along with the industry.[6]

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  2. ^ "Calhoun, Oklahoma". RoadsideThoughts. Retrieved October 10, 2022.
  3. ^ a b "Calhoun, Oklahoma". Google Maps. Retrieved October 10, 2022.
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  5. ^ "Cavanal Hill". TravelOK. Retrieved October 9, 2022.
  6. ^ "Shady Point". Oklahoma Historical Society. Retrieved October 8, 2022.