Thomas-Foreman House

Historical marker location:

1487 W. Okmulgee St., Muskogee, Oklahoma

( Marker is at the intersection of W. Okmulgee St. and 15th St., on the left when traveling west on W. Okmulgee St..)

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During the Great Depression, thousands of farmers in Oklahoma were displaced from their land due to drought and dust storms. Many of these farmers migrated to California in search of work, a journey that became known as the "Okie migration."