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Family History Lebanese heritage melds with modern world
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arcia Goetz Elementary, Grant Owen Foreman Elementary, lives in Alice Robertson, and the famformer Manual Training ily history. Her father, High School, now Sadler the late Muskogee Arts Academy. It also architect Frederick extends to public Zaroor, designed and The Cook’s Pantry structures such as the built the iconic home former OG&E buildMelony Carey she lives in on Honor ing on Court Street Heights Drive in 1952. In fact, and the former Sacred Heart her father’s architectural acumen Church on Broadway. In short, can be seen across Muskogee in one could say that Zaroor built its many school buildings from or remodeled much of modern Muskogee High School to Tony Muskogee.
Photos by Cathy Spaulding Marcia’s grandfather, Anton Beshara, walked to Oklahoma from Missouri in 1904. He settled in Haskell where he built the first brick building that housed his successful mercantile store.
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