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McAlester

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McAlester (məkăl`ĭstər), city (1990 pop. 16,370), seat of Pittsburg co., SE Okla.; inc. 1899. A former coal-mining and farming community, McAlester has become a regional distribution center with a busy stockyard. Clothing, motor vehicles, chemicals, and animal feeds are manufactured and there is food processing. A munitions plant is nearby.


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With the closing of the Marine Barracks at Naval Ammunition Depot, McAlester, Oklahoma, in 1977, the Marine Corps Administrative Detachment was established at Fort Sill and the Marine Corps Representative was designated as the Commanding Officer of the Marine Corps personnel.
; Traffic Office, McAlester Army Ammunition Plant, McAlester, Okla.
When he wasn't playing baseball, McGinnity worked at Union Iron Works, South McAlester, Okla.
 
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