Tag: Vinita
Vinita is a city in south-central Craig County, Oklahoma. As of 2009, the population estimate was 6,057. It is the county seat of Craig County.
Vinita was established in 1871 by Elias Cornelius Boudinot. In 1889, gunman and lawman Tom Threepersons was born there. It was the first city in the state with electricity. The city was first named Downingville, and was a primarily Native American community. It was later renamed Vinita after Vinnie Ream. The city was incorporated in 1898.
A McDonald’s bridge-restaurant built over the top of Interstate 44, called the Glasshouse McDonald’s, is the world’s largest McDonald’s restaurant in terms of area, occupying 29,135 ft².
Vinita is located in Northeastern Oklahoma, a region of the state known as Green Country. It sits at the base of the Ozark Highlands topographical region in a mix of prairie and forest. It is located at 36°38′28″N 95°9′24″W / 36.64111°N 95.15667°W / 36.64111; -95.15667 (36.641193, -95.156676). According to the United…
