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Peggs, Oklahoma : ウィキペディア英語版 | Peggs, Oklahoma
Peggs is an unincorporated community in Cherokee County, Oklahoma, United States. It had a population of 813 at the 2010 census, compared to 814 at the 2000 census.〔(CensusViewer:Peggs, Oklahoma Population. ) Retrieved October 13, 2013.〕 A large minority of its residents are Native American, most of them members of 10 tribal groups such as the Cherokee Nation and the Muscogee Creek Nation. ==History== The post office was established December 6, 1899. It was named for Thomas Pegg, acting principal chief of the Cherokee Nation during the Civil War.〔(''Muskogee Phoenix''. "How places got their names." ) June 5, 2007. Retrieved October 11, 2013.〕 A tornado hit Peggs on May 2, 1920, killing 71 people, about 30 percent of the population and devastated the town, At the time, it was considered one of Oklahoma's deadliest tornados.〔(National Weather Service. "Today's Weather Trivia." ) Retrieved July 31, 2014.〕
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