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Long-time U.S. deputy marshal Ernest Hubbard was often referred to as the chief office deputy for the federal court in Muskogee. During his long career, he earned a reputation of
Casualty rates among deputy U.S. marshals were extremely high in Indian and Oklahoma territories, but Reeves completed his long reign there unscathed while making life miserable for outlaws…white, black or Indian.
According to historians, Bass Reeves was the first black deputy U.S. marshal and captured 3,000 outlaws. Learn more facts ahead of 1883: The Bass Reeves Story.
The deputy U.S. marshal's almost superhuman exploits made him one of the West's most feared lawmen.
1 of 4 Three Rivers Museum Director Angie Rush talks about the museum's new exhibit recalling Muskogee's part of the Jefferson Highway. CATHY SPAULDING/Muskogee Phoenix The Alice Robertson's parlor display has a new location in Three Rivers Museum. It also includes a tablet computer that shares Robertson's story. CATHY SPAULDING/Muskogee Phoenix CATHY SPAULDING/Muskogee Phoenix Three Rivers Museum Director Angie Rush shows part of the museum's new display detailing Muskogee's historic connection to Girl Scout Cookies. CATHY SPAULDING/Muskogee Phoenix By Cathy Spaulding...