Sawyer in Choctaw County, Oklahoma — The American South (West South Central)

Spencer Academy

Photographed By Mark Hilton, October 21, 2019

1. Spencer Academy Marker

Inscription. Noted school for boys, established by Choctaw Nation 1841; named for John C. Spencer, U.S. Sec. of War. Students who were later prominent leaders included Coleman E. Nelson, Allen Wright, Jackson McCurtain, Charles S. Vinson, B. F. Smallwood, Jefferson Gardner, Simon T. Dwight, Eliphalet N. Wright, Homer Davis

Erected 1995 by Oklahoma Historical Society. (Marker Number 188.)

Topics and series. This historical marker is listed in these topic lists: Education • Native Americans. In addition, it is included in the Oklahoma Historical Society series list. A significant historical year for this entry is 1841.

Location. 34° 1.147′ N, 95° 21.757′ W. Marker is in Sawyer, Oklahoma, in Choctaw County. Marker is on U.S. 70 east of N4310 Road (State Route 147), on the right when traveling west. Touch for map. Marker is in this post office area: Sawyer OK 74756, United States of America. Touch for directions.

Other nearby markers. At least 8 other markers are within 6 miles of this marker, measured as the crow flies. Dedicated To Veterans Who Served (approx. 5.2 miles away); Doaksville Cemetery (approx. 5.2 miles away); Doaksville History Trail (approx. 5.2 miles away); Old Doaksville Cemetery (approx. 5.2 miles away); Roads and Rivers (approx. 5.3 miles

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away); ...A Small But Pleasant Looking Village (approx. 5.3 miles away); The End of Doaksville (approx. 5.3 miles away); The Treaty of Doaksville, 1837 (approx. 5.3 miles away).

Also see . . . Exploring Oklahoma History (blog). (Submitted on April 2, 2020, by Mark Hilton of Montgomery, Alabama.)

View west along U.S. Highway 70. image. Click for full size.

Photographed By Mark Hilton, October 21, 2019

2. View west along U.S. Highway 70.

Credits. This page was last revised on April 2, 2020. It was originally submitted on April 2, 2020, by Mark Hilton of Montgomery, Alabama. This page has been viewed 392 times since then and 52 times this year. Photos: 1, 2. submitted on April 2, 2020, by Mark Hilton of Montgomery, Alabama.