Country United States County Pittsburg Area code(s) 539/918 Elevation 183 m | State Oklahoma Time zone CT (UTC-6) GNIS feature ID 1090660 Local time Monday 2:08 AM | |
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Weather 17°C, Wind S at 16 km/h, 86% Humidity | ||
Bugtussle, Oklahoma is an unincorporated community located on the southern shores of Eufaula Lake, in Pittsburg County, Oklahoma, United States and about 30 miles (48 km) west of Robbers Cave State Park, in Le Flore County, Oklahoma, United States, with a population of "a few hundred".
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Map of Bug Tussle, OK 74501, USA
History
The community began in 1903 with the construction by a Mr. Ran Woods and others, of a two-room log schoolhouse on the site. The schoolhouse is no longer standing, and was once attended by former Speaker of the US House, Carl Albert. The settlement was allegedly named by Mr. Woods who felt that the bugs at the site were so numerous, that they were a never ending "tussle" for him to deal with. Bugtussle is about 6 miles (9.7 km) northeast of McAlester. The town was renamed Flowery Mound about 1907, but the original name persisted.
Popular Culture
Bugtussle was also the name of the town where the fictitious Beverly Hillbillies, of TV series fame, had once lived before moving to California (according to some episodes, although other episodes alluded to other possible places of origin).