Harjo, Oklahoma

Harjo
Unincorporated community
Harjo
Harjo

Location within the state of Oklahoma

Coordinates: 35°12′46″N 96°49′33″W / 35.21278°N 96.82583°W / 35.21278; -96.82583Coordinates: 35°12′46″N 96°49′33″W / 35.21278°N 96.82583°W / 35.21278; -96.82583
Country United States
State Oklahoma
County Pottawatomie
Time zone Central (CST) (UTC-6)
  Summer (DST) CDT (UTC-5)

Harjo is a small unincorporated community in Pottawatomie County, Oklahoma, United States. The post office was established June 24, 1921, and discontinued August 31, 1954. The name means "brave beyond discretion" in the Creek (Muscogee) language. Nearby is the Rose-Fast site, a prehistoric Indian base camp dating from the Woodland Period, 0-1000 AD. The site was added to the National Register of Historic Places in 1986.


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