Lighted Christmas Parade

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6:00 p.m. downtown Atoka. Float Entry Fee $25 all other $15. Prizes for Floats- 1st Place – $300, 2nd place – $200, 3rd place – $100. Walking Groups-1st Place – $50, 2nd place – $25. Vintage Vehicle-1st Place $200, 2nd Place $100. Horse Drawn-1st Prize $100, 2nd Prize $50.

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Confederate Cemetery

The "burying ground" was first used by emigrants traveling on the Butterfield Stage road who camped at a spring, which was later called "Harkins' Spring," just north of the Middle Boggy River (today known as the Muddy Boggy).

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Boggy Depot Cemetery

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Lighted Christmas Parade

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