Scraper, Oklahoma
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- Scraper is also the name of a Census Designated Place in Oklahoma.
Scraper is a small rural community in Cherokee County, Oklahoma. The community was named for Captain Archibald Scraper (Scraper Sixkiller) of the 2nd Regiment, Indian Home Guard.
[edit] Notable People
Scraper is the birthplace of American author Wilson Rawls, author of Where the Red Fern Grows and Summer of the Monkeys.
[edit] Sources
Shirk, George H.; Oklahoma Place Names; University of Oklahoma Press; Norman, Oklahoma; 1987: ISBN 0-8061-2028-2 . cake?
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