Harjo, Oklahoma

Harjo is a small unincorporated community in Pottawatomie County, Oklahoma, United States. The post office was established June 24, 1921, and discontinued August 31, 1954. The name means "brave beyond discretion" in the Creek (Muscogee) language. Nearby is the Rose-Fast site, a prehistoric Indian base camp dating from the Woodland Period, 0-1000 AD. The site was added to the National Register of Historic Places in 1986.

Harjo
Harjo
Location within the state of Oklahoma
Harjo
Harjo (the United States)
Coordinates: 35°12′46″N 96°49′33″W
CountryUnited States
StateOklahoma
CountyPottawatomie
Time zoneUTC-6 (Central (CST))
  Summer (DST)UTC-5 (CDT)



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