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Barbara argue over the cause of their separation as they make a bed out of the fold-out sofa in the living room: Bill is sleeping with a much-younger woman, one of his students at the university where he teaches. At five AM, the local sheriff, Deon Gilbeau (Barbara's high school boyfriend) rings the doorbell and breaks the news that Beverly has been found drowned. Barbara goes to identify the body as Violet comes downstairs in a drug-addled fog. The act ends with her spiraling into confusion. Act Two Several days later. The family has come from Beverly's funeral. Violet spends
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Ivy leaves and promises to never come back. In the last confrontation between Violet and Barbara, Violet admits she was contacted by Beverly from his motel the week after he had left home, but did nothing to help him until after she removed money from the couple's joint safe deposit box. By this time he had already drowned. This revelation leads Barbara to depart, realizing that her mother has slipped beyond help. Violet is left with only Johnna. Barbara is driving through the plains, stops, gets out of the car, cries then gets back in the car and follows signage
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Barbara argue over the cause of their separation as they make a bed out of the fold-out sofa in the living room: Bill is sleeping with a much-younger woman, one of his students at the university where he teaches. At five AM, the local sheriff, Deon Gilbeau (Barbara's high school boyfriend) rings the doorbell and breaks the news that Beverly has been found drowned. Barbara goes to identify the body as Violet comes downstairs in a drug-addled fog. The act ends with her spiraling into confusion. Act Two Several days later. The family has come from Beverly's funeral. Violet spends
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Jean (Abigail Breslin). Barbara and Bill are separated, but they put up a united front for Violet. After five days, the sheriff arrives with the news that Beverly took his boat out on the lake and has drowned. Youngest daughter Karen (Juliette Lewis) arrives with the latest in a string of boyfriends, Steve Huberbrecht (Dermot Mulroney), a sleazy Florida businessman whom she introduces as her fiancé. Mattie Fae and Charles's shy, awkward son "Little Charles" (Benedict Cumberbatch) misses the funeral because he overslept and is met at the bus station by his father. Charles loves his son, whereas Mattie constantly
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to acknowledge the need for someone to take care of Violet. She reveals that it was Violet, not Beverly, who was heartbroken when Barbara left Oklahoma. Violet enters, now more coherent and off her drugs but no less incorrigible, is resigned to dealing with her demise on her own terms. She discusses a depressing story from her childhood with her daughters. In a private moment, Barbara and Violet apologize to each other, but it is uncertain how long the peace will last. Mattie Fae observes a tender moment between Little Charles and Ivy, and begins taunting him again when the
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for mouth cancer due to heavy cigarette use for most of her life. Violet is a heavy drinker addicted to several different kinds of prescription drugs and exhibits paranoia and mood swings. Beverly, who freely admits that he is an alcoholic, lightly converses about Violet's current problems, most of which Beverly concedes are the result of personal demons too powerful to be cured by drugs. Violet enters the scene clearly affected by her drugs. After an incoherent and combative argument with Beverly, Violet returns upstairs. Beverly hires Johnna, lends her a book of T.S. Eliot's poetry, and continues to drink.
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wife's novels, which won various literary awards and have appeared on the New York Times Best Seller list. Letts originated the role of Beverly Weston in the original production of "", which was written by his son, Tracy Letts. His character is described as an "Oklahoma patriarch" whose mysterious disappearance reunites his dysfunctional family. "August: Osage County" first opened at the Steppenwolf Theatre Company in the summer of 2007. The show, as well as Letts's performance, was a critical success. Letts was diagnosed with lung cancer in September 2007. Despite his diagnosis, Letts chose to remain with the "August: Osage
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with her daughters and shares a story that demonstrates how cruel her own mother was when she longed for a new pair of cowgirl boots when she was in her early teens. As "Little Charles" sings Ivy a song he has written for her, Mattie Fae walks in and berates him. This exhausts Charles's patience with his wife's lack of love and compassion for her son, and he threatens to leave her if she keeps it up. Mattie subsequently reveals to Barbara, who unintentionally listened in, that she had a long-ago affair with Beverly, and Charles is in fact their
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began on July 24, 2009, with its first performance at Denver's Buell Theatre. In 2013, it was adapted and brought to stage by Taiwanese Greenray Theatre. The story and characters remained unchanged, except the plot took place in a Taiwanese family. The action takes place over the course of several weeks in August inside the three-story home of Beverly and Violet Weston outside Pawhuska, Oklahoma. Prologue The play opens with Beverly Weston, a once-famous poet who committed suicide, interviewing Johnna, a young Cheyenne woman, for a position as live-in cook and caregiver for his wife Violet, who is being treated
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Suchitra Pillai as Ivy. The Polish adaptation of the play, titled "Sierpień" (meaning "August"), had its premiere in Teatr Studio in Warsaw on February 2, 2012. "Imperium Theater" in Leiden, The Netherlands, was the first amateur theater company outside the United States to perform the play, on May 12, 2012. The PACE (Performing Arts Curriculum Experience) program at Mamaroneck High School opened their 2013 season with "August: Osage County" on October 23rd, 2013. The Fox Network's cartoon comedy series "American Dad" did an over the top, metaphor-festooned satirical send up of the play's style as well as Clifford Odets' "Paradise
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August: Osage County (film) August: Osage County is a 2013 American comedy-drama film written by Tracy Letts and based on his Pulitzer Prize–winning , and directed by John Wells. It is produced by George Clooney, Grant Heslov, Jean Doumanian, and Steve Traxler. The film stars an ensemble cast consisting of Meryl Streep, Julia Roberts, Ewan McGregor, Chris Cooper, Abigail Breslin, Benedict Cumberbatch, Juliette Lewis, Margo Martindale, Dermot Mulroney, and Julianne Nicholson as a dysfunctional family that reunites into the familial house when their patriarch (Sam Shepard) suddenly disappears. "August: Osage County" premiered at the Toronto International Film Festival on September
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9, 2013, and was released in the United States on December 27, 2013. A modest commercial success, the film received mixed to positive reviews from critics. While much praise was given to the cast, the screenplay was praised by some and seen by others as too dark and lacking in humor. For their performances in the film, Streep and Roberts received Academy Award nominations for Best Actress and Best Supporting Actress, respectively. The title designates time and location: an unusually hot August in a rural area outside Pawhuska, Oklahoma. Beverly Weston (Sam Shepard), an alcoholic, once-noted poet, interviews and hires
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with deference, yet without apology – Howard, I'm sure, would have it no other way – and I dedicate this play to his memory." August: Osage County August: Osage County is a comedy-drama play by Tracy Letts. It was the recipient of the 2008 Pulitzer Prize for Drama. The play premiered at the Steppenwolf Theatre in Chicago on June 28, 2007, and closed on August 26, 2007. It had its Broadway debut at the Imperial Theater on December 4, 2007, and the production transferred to the Music Box Theatre on April 29, 2008. The Broadway show closed on June 28,
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Act One Several weeks later. Beverly Weston has not been seen for five days. Several family members have gathered in the house to provide support for Violet including her daughter Ivy, her sister Mattie Fae and Mattie Fae's husband Charlie. When Violet is not making calls attempting to track down her husband or popping pills, she spends the time sniping at her family, particularly Ivy, whom she criticizes for her mode of dress and lack of a romantic life. The news comes that Beverly's boat is missing, furthering the fear that he has committed suicide. Ivy's older sister Barbara arrives
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August: Osage County August: Osage County is a comedy-drama play by Tracy Letts. It was the recipient of the 2008 Pulitzer Prize for Drama. The play premiered at the Steppenwolf Theatre in Chicago on June 28, 2007, and closed on August 26, 2007. It had its Broadway debut at the Imperial Theater on December 4, 2007, and the production transferred to the Music Box Theatre on April 29, 2008. The Broadway show closed on June 28, 2009, after 648 performances and 18 previews. The show made its UK Debut at London's National Theatre in November 2008. A US national tour
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from the Cherokee. By owning it by title, they had a stronger position in relation to the US government than did other tribes. The Osage Agency was established in 1872 at Deep Ford, later renamed as Pawhuska. It was designated as the county seat when Oklahoma was admitted as a state. The other chief settlements in the 1870s were Hominy and Fairfax; each of the three was settled by a major Osage band. In 1875, the US designated their land as the Osage Reservation. Because the tribe owned the land directly, they retained more control over their affairs than did
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what happened. Bill elects to return to Boulder with Jean and admits, when Barbara confronts him, that he is not going to come back to her. He leaves as Barbara tells him she loves him. Two weeks pass. Barbara, now drinking heavily, offers Johnna a chance to quit and leave the toxic environment of the Weston house, but she chooses to stay. Sheriff Gilbeau drops by the house with the news that Beverly had stayed at a motel shortly before he committed suicide. He and Barbara nearly share a tender moment, but she is too emotionally exhausted and drunk to
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Lost", called “Blood Crieth Unto Heaven.” The UMass Theatre Guild of University of Massachusetts Amherst premiered an entirely student-run production of "August: Osage County" on April 9, 2015. (*) Steppenwolf Ensemble Members (*) Steppenwolf Ensemble Member (*) Steppenwolf Ensemble Member The play is named after a poem written by Howard Starks. Of this, Tracy Letts has stated, "I could never come up with a title as brilliant as 'August: Osage County.' Mr. Howard Starks, gentleman, teacher, poet, genius, mentor, friend, created that title for an extraordinary poem that is one of the inspirations for my play. I steal the title
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The soundtrack was released on January 7, 2014 through Sony Classical. An album of Santaolalla's score was released digitally on January 3, 2014. August: Osage County (film) August: Osage County is a 2013 American comedy-drama film written by Tracy Letts and based on his Pulitzer Prize–winning , and directed by John Wells. It is produced by George Clooney, Grant Heslov, Jean Doumanian, and Steve Traxler. The film stars an ensemble cast consisting of Meryl Streep, Julia Roberts, Ewan McGregor, Chris Cooper, Abigail Breslin, Benedict Cumberbatch, Juliette Lewis, Margo Martindale, Dermot Mulroney, and Julianne Nicholson as a dysfunctional family that reunites
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ever-patient Charlie finally loses his temper with his wife, berating her for her cruelty to her own son and promising her that unless she can find a way to be kind to Little Charles, he is going to leave her. The lecture is accidentally overheard by Barbara, who confirms when pressed that Little Charles and Ivy are lovers. She is shocked when Mattie Fae reveals that Little Charles is not just Ivy's first cousin but also her half-brother, the result of a long-ago affair between Mattie Fae and Beverly. Mattie Fae refuses to tell Ivy or Little Charles the truth,
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in select cities on December 27, 2013, followed by a wide release on January 10, 2014, in the United States. It was also released on January 1, 2014, in Australia. In its limited box-office debut, the film grossed $179,475 from five theaters, a $35,895 per-screen average. "August: Osage County" received mixed-to-positive reviews with the entire cast being praised for their performances, especially Streep and Roberts. Review aggregator Rotten Tomatoes sampled 189 and judged 65% of them to be positive, with an average score of 6.4/10. The website's critical consensus reads, "The sheer amount of acting going on in "August: Osage
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on the village. At daybreak, as the columns attacked, Double Wolf awoke and fired his gun to alert the village; he was among the first to die in the charge. The Cheyenne warriors hurriedly left their lodges to take cover behind trees and in deep ravines. Custer soon controlled the village, but it took longer to quell all remaining resistance. The Osage, enemies to the Cheyenne, were at war with most of the Plains tribes. The Osage scouts led Custer toward the village, hearing sounds and smelling smoke from the camp long before the soldiers. The Osage did not participate
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there were 17 aircraft based at this airport: 71% single-engine and 29% helicopter. Osage City Municipal Airport Osage City Municipal Airport is a city-owned public-use airport located one nautical mile (1.6 km) east of the central business district of Osage City, a city in Osage County, Kansas, United States. Osage City Municipal Airport covers an area of at an elevation of 1105 feet (337 m) above mean sea level. It has one runway: 17/35 is 2,560 by 40 feet (780 x 12 m) with an asphalt surface. For the 12-month period ending August 31, 2012, the airport had 2,700 aircraft
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Osage City Municipal Airport Osage City Municipal Airport is a city-owned public-use airport located one nautical mile (1.6 km) east of the central business district of Osage City, a city in Osage County, Kansas, United States. Osage City Municipal Airport covers an area of at an elevation of 1105 feet (337 m) above mean sea level. It has one runway: 17/35 is 2,560 by 40 feet (780 x 12 m) with an asphalt surface. For the 12-month period ending August 31, 2012, the airport had 2,700 aircraft operations, an average of 7 per day: 100% general aviation. At that time
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by the merger of The Osage County Herald and The Osage County Chronicle in February 2007. Osage County is divided into sixteen townships. The city of Osage City is considered "governmentally independent" and is excluded from the census figures for the townships. In the following table, the population center is the largest city (or cities) included in that township's population total, if it is of a significant size. Osage County, Kansas Osage County (county code OS) is a county located in the U.S. state of Kansas. As of the 2010 census, the county population was 16,295. Its county seat is
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Osage County, Oklahoma Osage County is the largest county by area in Oklahoma in the United States. Created in 1907 when Oklahoma was admitted as a state, the county is named for and is home to the federally recognized Osage Nation. The county is coextensive with the Osage Nation Reservation, established by treaty in the 19th century when the Osage relocated there from Kansas. The county seat is in Pawhuska, Oklahoma, one of the first three towns established in the county. The total population of the county is 47,987. By the 19th century, the Osage and other Siouan tribes had
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Osage County R-II School District Osage County R-II School District is a school district serving Osage County, Missouri. In the 2013-2014 school year Osage County R-2 School District spent $7,745 per student. The school district board governed State Technical College of Missouri until 1996 when it gained its own Board of Regents. Osage County R-II school district operates 1 elementary school and high school while Osage County R-I School District operates another elementary and high school in Osage County. 98% of students graduate and 60% go on to some type of education past high school. 45% of students receive free
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Spelen. It will be directed by Antoine Uitdehaag and stars , , Ria Eimers and Tom de Ket. The Dutch title is "Augustus: Oklahoma". It made its Florida premiere at Florida Repertory Theatre Company in Fort Myers in March 2011. On April 20, 2011, the show open at the Oregon Shakespeare Festival. The play had its North Carolina regional premiere on August 25, 2011 at the Carolina Actors Studio Theatre in Charlotte. It was chosen for the 2011 Graduation Production of the Department of Foreign Languages and Literatures, National Taiwan University, premiering on May 11. "August: Osage County" had its
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Osage County, Kansas Osage County (county code OS) is a county located in the U.S. state of Kansas. As of the 2010 census, the county population was 16,295. Its county seat is Lyndon, and its most populous city is Osage City. The county was originally organized in 1855 as Weller County, and was renamed in 1859 after the Osage River that runs through it, which is itself named for the Osage Native American Tribe. For many millennia, the Great Plains of North America was inhabited by nomadic Native Americans. From the 16th century to 18th century, the Kingdom of France
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County" threatens to overwhelm, but when the actors involved are as talented as Meryl Streep and Julia Roberts, it's difficult to complain." There was also significant praise for the performances of Chris Cooper, Margo Martindale, Juliette Lewis, and Julianne Nicholson, with some critics stating that this film gives the finest ensemble acting seen in years. Another review aggregator, Metacritic, which assigns a weighted mean rating out of 100 to reviews from mainstream critics, calculated an average score of 58, based on 45 reviews, considered to be "mixed or average reviews". Gustavo Santaolalla composed the original music for "August: Osage County".
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on hunts in the fall, spring and summer to supplement their crops, but they had to suspend their hunts for fear of the Osage. The French welcomed Shawnee and Delaware tribes from Ohio and Indiana to settle south of Le Grand Champ in present-day Perry County to serve as a buffer against the Osage. There, the Shawnee and Delaware established 6 settlements. However, the Shawnee and Delaware could do little to stop Osage raids. It was said that the Osage did not meet their match until American immigrants arrived, who regarded shooting Indians as being somewhat akin to squirrel hunting.
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the Black Hills and raiding the Arikara villages along the Missouri River. Frequent wars also occurred with the Pawnee, Kansa, and Osage, usually over horses. Comanches usually had more horses than they needed; Pawnee, Kansa, and Osage did not, and dealing with a Comanche horse trader could be frustrating. Often, the solution was to shoot the Comanche (having recently acquired guns from French traders on the Missouri River) and take the horse, and this meant war. Comanches eventually learned how to minimize the advantage of single-shot firearms. Meanwhile, the Pawnee and Osage had their own horses, many of them stolen
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William Hale (cattleman) William King Hale (December 24, 1874—August 15, 1962), often known locally as "Bill", or the self-styled "King of the Osage Hills," was a U.S. cattleman and convicted murderer. Born in Greenville, Texas, he came to the Indian Territory late in the 19th century and settled on the Osage Indian Reservation, where he built the noted Hale Ranch and made a fortune raising cattle. When Oklahoma gained statehood in 1907, the land occupied by the reservation became contiguous with Osage County, Oklahoma. A power player in the Osage Indian Reservation in northern Oklahoma, Hale rose to local prominence
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Glaize Memorial Airport. Osage Township, Camden County, Missouri Osage Township is one of eleven townships in Camden County, Missouri, USA. As of the 2000 census, its population was 4,726. Osage Township was established in 1841, taking its name from the Osage River. Osage Township covers an area of and contains two incorporated settlements: Linn Creek and Osage Beach. It contains four cemeteries: Hall, Hopkins, Memorial and Old Erie. The streams of Blue Springs Branch, Linn Creek, North Fork Linn Creek and South Fork Linn Creek run through this township. Osage Township contains two airports or landing strips: Hospital Property Heliport
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Osage Township, Camden County, Missouri Osage Township is one of eleven townships in Camden County, Missouri, USA. As of the 2000 census, its population was 4,726. Osage Township was established in 1841, taking its name from the Osage River. Osage Township covers an area of and contains two incorporated settlements: Linn Creek and Osage Beach. It contains four cemeteries: Hall, Hopkins, Memorial and Old Erie. The streams of Blue Springs Branch, Linn Creek, North Fork Linn Creek and South Fork Linn Creek run through this township. Osage Township contains two airports or landing strips: Hospital Property Heliport and Linn Creek-Grand
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Osage County, Missouri Osage County is a county in the central part of the U.S. state of Missouri. As of the 2010 census, the population was 13,878. Its county seat is Linn. The county was organized January 29, 1841, and named from the Osage River. Osage County is part of the Jefferson City, MO Metropolitan Statistical Area. Its geography and the founding of Westphalia Vineyards links it to the Missouri Rhineland, extending along the Missouri River valley to the western edges of the St. Louis Metropolitan Area. Westphalia Vineyards, although started only in 2005, won the gold medal in the
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of Representatives, and both are represented by Republicans. All of Osage County is a part of Missouri’s 6th District in the Missouri Senate and is currently represented by Mike Kehoe (R-Jefferson City). All of Osage County is included in Missouri’s 3rd Congressional District and is currently represented by Blaine Luetkemeyer (R-St. Elizabeth) in the U.S. House of Representatives. Osage County, Missouri Osage County is a county in the central part of the U.S. state of Missouri. As of the 2010 census, the population was 13,878. Its county seat is Linn. The county was organized January 29, 1841, and named from
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showing highways and number of miles to Wichita, Salina and Denver. John Wells directed, while George Clooney, Grant Heslov, Jean Doumanian, and Steve Traxler produced the film. Renée Zellweger and Andrea Riseborough were considered for a role. Riseborough was cast but dropped out due to scheduling conflicts. Juliette Lewis replaced her. Chloë Grace Moretz also auditioned for the role of Jean Fordham. Principal photography took place between October 16 and December 8, 2012, in Bartlesville and Pawhuska, Oklahoma, and Los Angeles, California. "August: Osage County" premiered at the 2013 Toronto International Film Festival on September 9, 2013, before its release
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extended to April 13, 2008, when it was subsequently given an open-ended commercial run. Both the Steppenwolf and Broadway productions were directed by Anna D. Shapiro, featuring scenic design by Todd Rosenthal, costume design by Ana Kuzmanic, lighting design by Ann G. Wrightson, sound design by Richard Woodbury, original music by David Singer, dramaturgy by Edward Sobel, dialect coaching by Cecille O'Reilly, and fight choreography by Charles Coyl. Both productions were stage managed by Deb Styer, with Jane Grey joining the New York company. "August: Osage County" made its UK debut at London's National Theatre in November 2008. Additionally, a
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the inheritance of headrights only to persons who were half or more Osage in ancestry. According to the U.S. Census Bureau, the county has a total area of , of which is land and (2.5%) is water. It is the largest county in Oklahoma by area. Most of the county is in the Osage Plains, and consists of open prairie. The eastern part of the county contains the Osage Hills, an extension of the Flint Hills in Kansas. Tallgrass Prairie Preserve is north of Pawhuska. Holmes Peak is a mountain northwest of Tulsa in Osage County. It was named by
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is an independent feature film based on the novel by Augusta Trobaugh and adapted and directed by critically acclaimed filmmaker Maggie Greenwald (Songcatcher, Ballad Of Little Jo). The film stars Julianne Nicholson (August: Osage County, Masters of Sex, The Red Road), Margo Martindale (August: Osage County and Emmy Award winner for The Americans and Justified), Critics Choice Award winner Lorraine Toussaint (Orange Is the New Black, Rosewood), Diane Ladd (Joy, three-time Academy Award nominee for Alice Doesn’t Live Here Anymore, Ramblin’ Rose and Wild at Heart) and Takashi Yamaguchi. The film is produced by Brenda Goodman (Ballad Of Little Joe,
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Osage City, Kansas Osage City is a city in Osage County, Kansas, United States. As of the 2010 census, the city population was 2,943. Osage City was surveyed and platted in late 1869, after the route of the Atchison, Topeka and Santa Fe Railway had been fixed, but before it had been built to the city. Osage City was incorporated as a city in April 1872. Like Osage County, the city was named for the Osage Nation. Osage City was a very busy coal mining town in the 19th century. In the summer of 1870, the first coal mines were
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or reduce priced lunches. The average teacher makes $34,877 while an administrator averages $71,550 a year. In 2015, the district broke ground on a new elementary school closer to the local middle and high school. The new school will be bigger and closer to the other schools for better administration. Osage County R-II School District Osage County R-II School District is a school district serving Osage County, Missouri. In the 2013-2014 school year Osage County R-2 School District spent $7,745 per student. The school district board governed State Technical College of Missouri until 1996 when it gained its own Board
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during an architectural dig in 1988. The U. S. Government's removal of Native American tribes from the southeastern United States to "Indian Territory" did not take into account how that would impact the lives and attitudes of the nomadic tribes that already used the same land as their hunting grounds. At first, Creek immigrants stayed close to Fort Gibson, near the confluence of the Arkansas and Verdigris rivers. However, the government encouraged newer immigrants to move farther up the Arkansas. The Osage tribe had agreed to leave the land near the Verdigris, but had not moved far and soon threatened
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and 1900, every business abandoned Osage and moved approximately southwest to Weimar. By the 1980s only a few scattered farms and ranches remained in the area. One source dubs Osage a ghost town. Osage, Colorado County, Texas Osage is a ghost town in northwestern Colorado County in the U.S. state of Texas. The one-time settlement was situated on Harvey Creek near the junction of County Roads 205 and 208 a few miles to the northeast of Weimar. At the time of the American Civil War, the community was substantial enough to provide a company of soldiers to a Texas regiment
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Truman Reservoir flooded area. Little Osage River The Little Osage River is an tributary of the Osage River in eastern Kansas and western Missouri in the United States. Via the Osage and Missouri rivers, it is part of the watershed of the Mississippi River. The name was derived from the Osage Nation. The Little Osage rises in Kansas in northeastern Allen County at the confluence of the North and Middle Forks. The stream flows southeast into Bourbon County where the South Fork joins the stream and the stream turns and flows to the east. The stream turns sharply south and
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Little Osage River The Little Osage River is an tributary of the Osage River in eastern Kansas and western Missouri in the United States. Via the Osage and Missouri rivers, it is part of the watershed of the Mississippi River. The name was derived from the Osage Nation. The Little Osage rises in Kansas in northeastern Allen County at the confluence of the North and Middle Forks. The stream flows southeast into Bourbon County where the South Fork joins the stream and the stream turns and flows to the east. The stream turns sharply south and crosses Kansas 65 to
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and enters St. Clair County one mile east of Portia. The stream then flows northeast and enters the Osage River north of the community of Tiffin. The stream headwaters are at and the confluence with the Osage is at . Clear Creek (Osage River) Clear Creek is a stream in Cedar, Barton, Vernon and St. Clair counties of southwest Missouri. It is a tributary to the Osage River. The stream source area is in northeastern Barton County about 1.5 miles northeast of Irwin and the stream flows northeast then north passing through the Clear Creek Conservation Area into Vernon County
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Front (an extinct town) in June 1886, but it was moved to Bayard in August 1887 and remained in operation until it was discontinued in April 1943. Bayard is located at (37.9936443, -95.1630313), in Section 36, Township 23 south, Range 20 east and Section 1, Township 24 south, Range 20 east. It is situated along the northern bank of a minor creek which empties into the South Fork Little Osage River. Contained entirely within Osage Township in Allen County, it is about 15 miles northeast of Iola (the county seat). Bayard lies less than a mile east of U.S. Route
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Koeltztown, Missouri Koeltztown (KELTS'-town) is an unincorporated community in southern Osage County, Missouri, United States. It is located approximately seventeen miles southeast of Jefferson City and is one of the oldest settlements in Osage County. Founded in 1858, the community was named after its first postmaster, August Koeltze. While not Catholic, Koeltz donated land for a Catholic parish to encourage enough settlers to the area to establish a town around St. Boniface Catholic Church. A post office called Koeltztown has been in operation since 1862. During the American Civil War, a few raiders passed through, but there were no major
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play "" (2007), which won the Pulitzer Prize for Drama and a Tony Award in 2008, and the 2013 of the same name which stars Meryl Streep. Filming took place in rural Osage County, including Pawhuska, Barnsdall and Bartlesville. L.L. Tisdale Parkway Gilcrease Expressway U.S. 412 U.S. 60 Oklahoma State Highway 99 Oklahoma State Highway 20 Oklahoma State Highway 18 Oklahoma State Highway 11 Oklahoma State Highway 10 Oklahoma State Highway 123 Oklahoma State Highway 97 Osage County, Oklahoma Osage County is the largest county by area in Oklahoma in the United States. Created in 1907 when Oklahoma was admitted
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Beverly M. Vincent Beverly Mills Vincent (March 28, 1890 – August 15, 1980) was a Representative from Kentucky. He was born in Brownsville, Edmonson County, Kentucky, March 28, 1890; attended the public schools, Western Kentucky State Teachers College at Bowling Green, and the law department of the University of Kentucky at Lexington; was admitted to the bar in 1915 and commenced practice in Brownsville, Ky.; county judge of Edmonson County, Ky., 1916-1918. During the First World War he served as a private in Battery A, 72nd Field Artillery Regiment at Camp Knox, Kentucky from August 27, 1918 to January 9,
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By 1920, the Osage were receiving lucrative revenues from royalties and were counted as the richest people in the country. During the 1920s, Osage County was the site of the infamous Osage Indian murders. Because of the great wealth being generated by oil, an estimated 60 tribal members were killed as whites tried to gain their headrights, royalties or land. The FBI believed that several white husbands of Osage women had committed or ordered murders of their wives. Other Osage were tricked out of their legal rights by unscrupulous white opportunists. Congress had passed a law in 1921 requiring all
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Argyle, Missouri Argyle is a village in Maries and Osage counties in the U.S. state of Missouri. The population was 162 at the 2010 census. The Osage County part of Argyle is part of the Jefferson City, Missouri Metropolitan Statistical Area. A post office called Argyle has been in operation since 1904. Argyle was named after the region of Argyll, in Scotland. A variant name was "Campbell's Switch". Argyle is located in southern Osage County, within one-half mile of the Osage-Maries county line. A small area extends south of the county line into Maries County along Missouri routes T and
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of families and 8.40% of the population were below the poverty line, including 8.40% of those under age 18 and 10.40% of those age 65 or over. Osage County was a prohibition, or "dry", county until the Kansas Constitution was amended in 1986 and voters approved the sale of alcoholic liquor by the individual drink with a 30% food sales requirement. Osage County is served by a weekly newspaper, The Osage County Herald-Chronicle (Web site). The newspaper has a circulation of approximately 4,500, making it the 3rd largest paid weekly publication in the state of Kansas. The Herald-Chronicle was created
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battles in the area. Most European settlers were German immigrants, who arrived in greatest number from the mid- to late-19th century. Koeltztown, Missouri Koeltztown (KELTS'-town) is an unincorporated community in southern Osage County, Missouri, United States. It is located approximately seventeen miles southeast of Jefferson City and is one of the oldest settlements in Osage County. Founded in 1858, the community was named after its first postmaster, August Koeltze. While not Catholic, Koeltz donated land for a Catholic parish to encourage enough settlers to the area to establish a town around St. Boniface Catholic Church. A post office called Koeltztown
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Dick Conner Correctional Center Dick Conner Correctional Center is an Oklahoma Department of Corrections state prison for men located north of the town of Hominy in Osage County, Oklahoma. The medium-security facility opened in 1979 with an original design capacity of 400, and is named for former Oklahoma State Penitentiary warden and Osage County sheriff R.B. "Dick" Conner. Conner was the site of a significant prison riot on August 29, 1983. A delay in an inmate count developed into a shift in the evening food service schedule, which in turn developed into food shortages. As inmates became more angry and
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sent four agents to act as undercover investigators. Working undercover for two years, the agents discovered a crime ring of petty criminals led by Hale, known in Osage County as the "King of the Osage Hills". He and his nephews, Ernest and Bryan Burkhart, had migrated from Texas to Osage County to find jobs in the oil fields. Once there, they discovered the immense wealth of members of the Osage Nation from royalties being paid from leases on oil-producing lands. To gain part of the wealth, Hale persuaded Ernest to marry Mollie Kyle, a full-blooded Osage. Hale then arranged for
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On December 31, 1966, Carlisle made her debut with the Metropolitan Opera, as Prince Orlofsky in Strauss's "Die Fledermaus". She sang the role 10 more times that season, then returned in 1973 for four more performances. Her final performance with the company was on July 7, 1973. She reprised this role during the Beverly Sills Farewell Gala in October 1980. Carlisle dated George Gershwin in 1933 "until George went to California". She married playwright and theatrical producer Moss Hart on August 10, 1946, the two having met as actors at the Bucks County Playhouse in New Hope, Pennsylvania. They had
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City. Osage Casino is a Native American casino in Ponca City, Oklahoma owned and operated by the Osage Nation. Originally opened Dec. 23, 2013, the facility features 345 gaming machines. Osage Casino The Osage Nation operates seven casinos in Oklahoma, under the name Osage Casino. The 25th largest tribe in the United States, the people are based on their reservation encompassing Osage County, Oklahoma. It is larger than the U.S. states of Delaware and Rhode Island. The Osage originally named their casino business as the Osage Million Dollar Elm, changing it to Osage Casino in 2011. The name referred to
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doing craftwork, focusing on traditional Osage ribbonwork, inspired to create clothing for her children to wear in ceremonial dances. When she began working with ribbons in the early 1950s, Robinson realized only three Osage artisans Harriet Chadlin, Martha Gray, and Josephine Jack still knew how to produce the work. In an effort to preserve the tradition, Robinson began researching patterns and techniques by studying old photographs and garments at the Osage Museum. Though she knew how to sew, having had training at the St. Louis Boarding School, Robinson had to learn how to work with ribbons through trial and error.
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Osage, Colorado County, Texas Osage is a ghost town in northwestern Colorado County in the U.S. state of Texas. The one-time settlement was situated on Harvey Creek near the junction of County Roads 205 and 208 a few miles to the northeast of Weimar. At the time of the American Civil War, the community was substantial enough to provide a company of soldiers to a Texas regiment in the Confederate States Army. A notable school flourished in Osage starting in the 1870s, but in that decade the railroad was built through Weimar instead. By 1900 the local commercial establishments had
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Osage Farms Resettlement Properties in Pettis County, Missouri The Osage Farms Resettlement Properties in Pettis County, Missouri is a National Register of Historic Places multiple property submission located at Pettis County, Missouri. The submission includes 10 national historic districts and 2 individual properties listed on the National Register of Historic Places. The properties included were built by the Resettlement Administration / Farm Security Administration in 1937 as model farms and known as Osage Farms. Model farmsteads typically included a 1 1/2-story frame dwelling, barn, poultry house and privy. The following were listed on the National Register of Historic Places in
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"Santa" Santorelli on the film "", and he appeared in the 2008 western "A Gunfighter's Pledge". Perry also appeared in the HBO series "John from Cincinnati", which premièred on June 10, 2007, and ran for 10 episodes; the series finale aired on August 12, 2007. He also starred in the Swedish film "Äntligen Midsommar" ("Finally Midsummer"), which was released in the summer of 2009. He said of his role on "Beverly Hills, 90210" as Dylan McKay: "I'm going to be linked with him until I die, but that's actually just fine. I created Dylan McKay. He's mine." However, he did
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1991. Osage Farms Resettlement Properties in Pettis County, Missouri The Osage Farms Resettlement Properties in Pettis County, Missouri is a National Register of Historic Places multiple property submission located at Pettis County, Missouri. The submission includes 10 national historic districts and 2 individual properties listed on the National Register of Historic Places. The properties included were built by the Resettlement Administration / Farm Security Administration in 1937 as model farms and known as Osage Farms. Model farmsteads typically included a 1 1/2-story frame dwelling, barn, poultry house and privy. The following were listed on the National Register of Historic Places
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moved to Weimar and the town faded out of existence. In 2013 the area was sparsely settled. The Geographic Names Information System (GNIS) places the Osage Cemetery at which is near the intersection of County Roads 205 and 208 in Colorado County. This location is northeast of the center of Weimar via FM 155 and County Roads 202, 204, 201 and 208. The Colorado River flows a few miles to the north and east. The only other landmarks in the area are the Old Osage Cemetery a few hundred yards to the northeast of the Osage Cemetery and the Adkins
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Osage Casino The Osage Nation operates seven casinos in Oklahoma, under the name Osage Casino. The 25th largest tribe in the United States, the people are based on their reservation encompassing Osage County, Oklahoma. It is larger than the U.S. states of Delaware and Rhode Island. The Osage originally named their casino business as the Osage Million Dollar Elm, changing it to Osage Casino in 2011. The name referred to the history of the first mineral auctions conducted in 1922 for the Osage Tribe. They took place outside, under what was called the "Million Dollar Elm" tree, in Pawhuska, Oklahoma.
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itself and able to carry out activities in support of communities, families and individuals while maintaining the ideals of cooperation. On 11 November 2014, the United States Attorney for the Northern District of Oklahoma filed suit against Enel's subsidiary. Osage Wind LLC, an 84-turbine industrial wind project in Osage County, Okla. In the suit, the United States alleges that Enel and Osage Wind are illegally converting minerals owned by the Osage Nation, a Native American tribe that has owned all mineral rights in the county since 1871. The suit says that Osage Wind should have obtained a permit from the
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on the National Register of Historic Places in 1988. According to Bridgehunter.com, it was moved to facilitate a new bridge over Osage Creek in 2014 and scrapped in 2015. Osage Creek Bridge The Osage Creek Bridge is a historic bridge in southern Benton County, Arkansas. The bridge formerly carried County Road 71 (Colonel Myers Road) across Osage Creek, about north of Tontitown, but it has been closed. It is a single-span iron Pratt through truss structure, with a span of , resting on concrete abutments. It has a lattice guardrail on one side, a feature that rarely survives on bridges
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estimated population of 49,298 in 2017. The area now known as Bentonville's first known use by humans was as hunting grounds by the Osage Nation who lived in Missouri. The Osage would leave their settlements to hunt in present-day Benton County for months at a time before returning to their families. White settlers first inhabited the area around 1837 and named their settlement "Osage". By this time, the Osage had ceased using the area for hunting, and the white settlers began to establish farms. Upon establishment of Benton County on September 30, 1836, Osage was deemed a suitable site for
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was $24,974. About 9.5% of families and 12.1% of the population were below the poverty line, including 14.7% of those under the age of eighteen and 11.1% of those sixty five or over. Public education in the community of Osage is provided by Weston County School District #1. Osage, Wyoming Osage is a census-designated place (CDP) in Weston County, Wyoming, United States. The population was 208 at the 2010 census. Osage is located at (43.982948, -104.424145). According to the United States Census Bureau, the CDP has a total area of 1.9 square miles (5.0 km²), all of it land. As
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Osage alphabet The Osage alphabet is a new script promulgated in 2006 for the Osage language. Unlike previous orthographies for Osage, which used the Latin script, the new Osage script has distinct letter shapes, though its derivation from Latin is apparent. It is used on the website of the language department of the Osage Nation. In its original form, Osage was a non-phonemic alphabet, which from a technical perspective is called a defective alphabet, because it did not distinguish the stop series, which are central to Osage phonology. In February 2014, a conference was held by the script's creator, Herman
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Places in 1988. Osage Mills Dam The Osage Mills Dam is a historic dam in rural Benton County, Arkansas. It impounds Little Osage Creek, just upstream of Mill Dam Road (County Road 47), between Rogers and the Northwest Arkansas Regional Airport. The dam was built c. 1890 out of coursed stone with a rusticated face. It was built to provide power to a grist mill that served the area, of which only a small portion of the millrace remains visible. The dam is the only known structure of its type in the county. The dam was listed on the National
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Osage Mills Dam The Osage Mills Dam is a historic dam in rural Benton County, Arkansas. It impounds Little Osage Creek, just upstream of Mill Dam Road (County Road 47), between Rogers and the Northwest Arkansas Regional Airport. The dam was built c. 1890 out of coursed stone with a rusticated face. It was built to provide power to a grist mill that served the area, of which only a small portion of the millrace remains visible. The dam is the only known structure of its type in the county. The dam was listed on the National Register of Historic
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2006, the Williams family sold the theatre to the Walk Family. Osage, Iowa Osage is a city in Mitchell County, Iowa, United States. The population was 3,619 at the 2010 census. It is the county seat of Mitchell County. Osage is located at (43.284618, -92.812129). According to the United States Census Bureau, the city has a total area of , all of it land. As of the census of 2010, there were 3,619 people, 1,614 households, and 954 families residing in the city. The population density was . There were 1,756 housing units at an average density of . The
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Osage, Iowa Osage is a city in Mitchell County, Iowa, United States. The population was 3,619 at the 2010 census. It is the county seat of Mitchell County. Osage is located at (43.284618, -92.812129). According to the United States Census Bureau, the city has a total area of , all of it land. As of the census of 2010, there were 3,619 people, 1,614 households, and 954 families residing in the city. The population density was . There were 1,756 housing units at an average density of . The racial makeup of the city was 98.1% White, 0.2% African American,
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Pawhuska, Oklahoma Pawhuska is a city in and the county seat of Osage County, Oklahoma, United States. It was named after the 19th-century Osage chief, "Paw-Hiu-Skah", which means "White Hair" in English. The Osage tribal government, which opened offices in Pawhuska in 1872 when its reservation was established in Indian Territory, continues to be based in Pawhuska. One of the United States' first Boy Scout troops was organized here in 1909. The town, originally known as Deep Ford, was established in 1872 with the reservation for the Osage Nation, part of Indian Territory. The Osage Indian Agency was located along
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tribes whose land was held "in trust" by the United States government. This reservation became part of the Oklahoma Territory under the Oklahoma Organic Act of 1890. It became a semi-autonomous district by the Oklahoma Enabling Act of 1906, and Osage County at the time of Oklahoma Statehood in 1907. At that time, there were 2,229 registered Osage members. As owners, the Osage negotiated the retention of the communal mineral rights to their reservation lands. In October 1897, the Phoenix Oil Company drilled the first successful oil well on the Osage reservation and in Oklahoma Territory. It was located along
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meaning "burnt woods". Bois Brule Creek (Osage River) Bois Brule Creek is a stream in Cole and Miller counties of Missouri. It is a tributary of the Osage River. The stream headwaters are in northeast Miller County at and the confluence with the Osage in southwest Cole County is at . The source area for the stream lies just south of U.S. Route 54 north of Eugene. The stream flow eastward crossing under Missouri Route 17 and on east meandering northeast and passing under Missouri Route H before entering the Osage west of St. Thomas. Bois Brule is a name
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Bois Brule Creek (Osage River) Bois Brule Creek is a stream in Cole and Miller counties of Missouri. It is a tributary of the Osage River. The stream headwaters are in northeast Miller County at and the confluence with the Osage in southwest Cole County is at . The source area for the stream lies just south of U.S. Route 54 north of Eugene. The stream flow eastward crossing under Missouri Route 17 and on east meandering northeast and passing under Missouri Route H before entering the Osage west of St. Thomas. Bois Brule is a name derived from French
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the Western United States was shaken by the murders of eighteen Osage Indians and three non-natives in Osage County, Oklahoma within a short period of time. Regional Colorado newspapers reported the murders as the "Reign of Terror" on the Osage reservation. Some murders seemed associated with several members of one family. On May 27, 1921, local hunters discovered the decomposing body of 25-year-old Anna Brown in a remote ravine of Osage County . Unable to find the killer, local authorities ruled her death as accidental, due to alcohol poisoning, and put the case aside. Brown was divorced, so probate awarded
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the United States in 1803. The Osage began treaty-making with the United States in 1808 with the first cession of lands in Missouri in the (Osage Treaty). The Osage moved from their homelands on the Osage River in 1808 to the Jasper County area of Southwest Missouri. In 1825, the Osages ceded their traditional lands across Missouri, Arkansas, and Oklahoma. They were first moved onto a southeastern Kansas reservation in the Cherokee Strip, on which the city of Independence, Kansas now sits and finally to Indian Territory in 1872. The Upper Louisiana Territory, including the Jasper County area, was renamed
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Marmaton River The Marmaton River ("MAR-muh-tuhn") is a tributary of the Little Osage River in southeastern Kansas and western Missouri in the United States. Via the Little Osage, Osage and Missouri rivers, it is part of the watershed of the Mississippi River. The Marmaton River rises in Kansas northeast of Moran in eastern Allen County and flows generally eastward through Bourbon County in Kansas and Vernon County in Missouri, past the towns of Uniontown, Redfield and Fort Scott in Kansas and Deerfield in Missouri. It joins the Little Osage River from the south, south-southeast of Rich Hill, Missouri. Marmaton is
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the Sports Animal Format out of Oklahoma City. KOSG, 103.9 FM featuring Southern Gospel music. Tracy Letts' Pulitzer Prize-winning play "" (2007) is set in a country house near Pawhuska. The 2013 film "" was set in Osage County. Pawhuska, Oklahoma Pawhuska is a city in and the county seat of Osage County, Oklahoma, United States. It was named after the 19th-century Osage chief, "Paw-Hiu-Skah", which means "White Hair" in English. The Osage tribal government, which opened offices in Pawhuska in 1872 when its reservation was established in Indian Territory, continues to be based in Pawhuska. One of the United
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formed about 1 mile north of Reading, Kansas, a city in northern Lyon County, by the confluence of Elm Creek and One Hundred Forty-Two Mile Creek, and flows generally east-southeastwardly through Osage, Franklin, Miami and Linn counties in Kansas, and Bates County in Missouri, past the Kansas towns of Melvern, Quenemo, Ottawa, Osawatomie and La Cygne and through the Marais des Cygnes National Wildlife Refuge. In Missouri, it joins the Little Osage River at the boundary of Bates and Vernon counties to form the Osage River, west of Schell City. In Osage County, Kansas, a U.S. Army Corps of Engineers
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Mitchell County Courthouse (Iowa) The Mitchell County Courthouse in Osage, Iowa, United States, was built in 2015. The former courthouse, built in stages between 1858 and 1926, was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1977 as a part of the County Courthouses in Iowa Thematic Resource. The courthouse is the second building the county has used for court functions and county administration. There was a dispute from 1855 to 1857 as to whether Mitchell or Osage should be the county seat of Mitchell County. A commission of delegates from other counties chose Osage and construction was begun
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Mitchell County Courthouse (Iowa) The Mitchell County Courthouse in Osage, Iowa, United States, was built in 2015. The former courthouse, built in stages between 1858 and 1926, was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1977 as a part of the County Courthouses in Iowa Thematic Resource. The courthouse is the second building the county has used for court functions and county administration. There was a dispute from 1855 to 1857 as to whether Mitchell or Osage should be the county seat of Mitchell County. A commission of delegates from other counties chose Osage and construction was begun
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Area. The circumstances in which the name "Femme Osage" originated are obscure. Many variant names have been recorded, including "Faim of the Hoozaw River", "Femme Osage River", "Osage Womans River", and "Wife of Osage River". Femme Osage Creek Femme Osage Creek is a stream in St. Charles County in the U.S. state of Missouri. It is a tributary of the Missouri River. The stream headwaters arise just west of Missouri Route T and the stream flows initially west then turns north past the Femme Osage community on route T then turns to the east. The stream flows parallel to Missouri
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Osage Creek (Kings River tributary) Osage Creek is a stream in Newton, Boone, and Carroll counties of northern Arkansas. It is a tributary of the Kings River. The stream headwaters arise in northern Newton County at at an elevation of . The stream flows east then turns north just west of Compton roughly paralleling Arkansas Highway 43 to enter the southwest corner of Boone County. The stream turns to the northwest and enters Carroll County. The stream flows northwest past the communities of Delmar and Osage where it crosses under Arkansas Highway 68. It then crosses Arkansas Highway 103 between
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Osage Township, Becker County, Minnesota Osage Township is a township in Becker County, Minnesota, United States. The population was 774 as of the 2000 census. Minnesota State Highways 34 and 225 are two of the main arterial routes in the township. The township was named after Osage, Iowa. According to the United States Census Bureau, the township has a total area of 35.8 square miles (92.8 km²), of which 34.9 square miles (90.4 km²) is land and 0.9 square miles (2.4 km²) (2.57%) is water. The Straight and Shell Rivers flow southeastwardly through the township. The township contains Riverside Cemetery.
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Osage Township, Becker County, Minnesota Osage Township is a township in Becker County, Minnesota, United States. The population was 774 as of the 2000 census. Minnesota State Highways 34 and 225 are two of the main arterial routes in the township. The township was named after Osage, Iowa. According to the United States Census Bureau, the township has a total area of 35.8 square miles (92.8 km²), of which 34.9 square miles (90.4 km²) is land and 0.9 square miles (2.4 km²) (2.57%) is water. The Straight and Shell Rivers flow southeastwardly through the township. The township contains Riverside Cemetery.
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specific Osage Hills area. Osage Hills The Osage Hills is a hilly area in Oklahoma, commonly known as "The Osage". The name refers to the broad rolling hills and rolling tallgrass prairie and Cross Timbers encompassing Osage County and surrounding areas, including portions of Mayes, Tulsa, Washington and Kay Counties. The Osage is the southern extension of the Flint Hills of Kansas. The Osage contains some of the largest remaining remnants of the tallgrass prairie that covered much of the Great Plains (see Tallgrass Prairie Preserve). Kansans generally refer to the northern portion of this same prairie system as the
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$39,565, and the median income for a family was $46,503. Males had a median income of $29,538 versus $22,353 for females. The per capita income for the county was $17,245. About 5.90% of families and 8.30% of the population were below the poverty line, including 9.00% of those under age 18 and 10.40% of those age 65 or over. The Democratic Party mostly controls politics at the local level in Osage County. Democrats hold slightly over half of the elected positions in the county. Osage County is split between two of the districts that elect members of the Missouri House
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Osage, Oklahoma Osage is a town in Osage County, Oklahoma, United States. Also known as Osage City, it lies within the Osage Reservation on the shore of Lake Keystone. The population was 156 at the 2010 census, down 17 percent from 188 at the 2000 census. Osage is located at . The town is 31 miles south of Pawhuska, Oklahoma. According to the United States Census Bureau, the town has a total area of , all of it land. As of the census of 2000, there were 188 people, 80 households, and 54 families residing in the town. The population
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succession from Spain to France and then in 1803 to the United States via the Louisiana Purchase. The change in national ownership did not bode well for the earlier Shawnee settlers. In 1825 they were removed permanently when the U.S. government enacted the treaty with the Shawnee in 1825. This treaty, whose first signatory was William Clark of the Lewis and Clark Expedition fame, required that the Shawnee move to what is now known as Shawnee Mission, Kansas, on land that had previously belonged to the Osage tribes. The Osage tribe was the major Native American influence at the time
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Whizbang, Oklahoma Whizbang, officially called Denoya, Oklahoma, was an Oklahoma petroleum boom town in the 1920s and 1930s. Located in Osage County 1.5 miles north and 1.5 miles west of the present town of Shidler, The Whizbang area at its peak had a population of 10,000 persons and 300 businesses and was considered the rowdiest of the many oil field towns in Oklahoma. Whizbang was officially known as Denoya by the post office which did not consider the name Whizbang to be dignified. Denoya was the name of a prominent French/Osage Indian family. Perhaps the most infamous of the Oklahoma
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Caddo did not welcome the invasion of the Cherokee, who had thought they were moving to uninhabited land. The Caddo viewed the Cherokee as "domesticated" by the white man for signing treaties with the United States government and the tribes went to war. Cephas Washburn established Dwight Mission near Russellville as a school for Cherokee youth at the tribe's request in 1822. This school was later moved to Sallisaw, Oklahoma. The Osage signed a treaty to leave Arkansas in 1825 and moved to Kansas briefly before buying their own reservation in Osage County, Oklahoma. The United States established Fort Smith,
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Osage Hills The Osage Hills is a hilly area in Oklahoma, commonly known as "The Osage". The name refers to the broad rolling hills and rolling tallgrass prairie and Cross Timbers encompassing Osage County and surrounding areas, including portions of Mayes, Tulsa, Washington and Kay Counties. The Osage is the southern extension of the Flint Hills of Kansas. The Osage contains some of the largest remaining remnants of the tallgrass prairie that covered much of the Great Plains (see Tallgrass Prairie Preserve). Kansans generally refer to the northern portion of this same prairie system as the Flint Hills. Historically, most
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Irene Dunne and Estelle Taylor. It won 3 Oscars. Osage, Oklahoma Osage is a town in Osage County, Oklahoma, United States. Also known as Osage City, it lies within the Osage Reservation on the shore of Lake Keystone. The population was 156 at the 2010 census, down 17 percent from 188 at the 2000 census. Osage is located at . The town is 31 miles south of Pawhuska, Oklahoma. According to the United States Census Bureau, the town has a total area of , all of it land. As of the census of 2000, there were 188 people, 80 households,
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of the language emphasizes how frequent and important they are in the phonology. There are thirty-one consonant phonemes in Osage, twenty-two of which are voiceless and nine are voiced. However, Osage has a unique system of sounds, which to English speakers might seem very similar but are actually quite distinctive to an Osage native speaker or listener. This system is known as the stop series, or the stop sequence. (See below) The stop series is a vital part of Osage phonology. The series can be grouped according to five categories: The ejective, fortis, and lenis series of the alphabet are
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Osage Indian murders The Osage Indian murders was a series of murders of Osage people in Osage County, Oklahoma in the early 1920s; newspapers described the increasing number of unsolved murders as the "Reign of Terror". Estimates are that 60 or more wealthy, full-blood Osage native Americans were killed from 1921 to 1925. The murders appear to have been committed by people intent on taking over the great wealth of the Osage, whose land was producing valuable oil, and who each had headrights that earned lucrative annual royalties. Investigation by law enforcement, including the predecessor to the FBI, also revealed
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