Anadarko in Caddo County, Oklahoma — The American South (West South Central)
Allen Wright (Kuliahote)
1836 - 1883
Photographed by James Hulse, September 9, 2021
1. Allen Wright (Kuliahote) Marker
Gave Oklahoma Its Name
Erected by National Hall Of Fame For Famous American Indians.
Topics. This historical marker is listed in this topic list: Indigenous Peoples and Communities.
Location. 35° 4.362′ N, 98° 13.716′ W. Marker is in Anadarko, Oklahoma, in Caddo County. It is on East Central Boulevard 0.3 miles east of Southeast 7th Street (State Highway 9), on the right when traveling west. The marker is located on the grounds of the National Hall of Fame for Famous American Indians. Touch for map. Marker is at or near this postal address: 901 East Central Boulevard, Anadarko OK 73005, United States of America. Touch for directions.
Regionally, this marker is in the Kiowa Tribe and in Southwest Oklahoma. It is also in the American South, specifically on the prairies, and on the Southern Plains. Globally, it is in North America, the Western Hemisphere, the Western World, and the Anglosphere. Historically, it finds itself in what was once the Comancherνa, the territory of the Mississippian Culture, and the Louisiana Purchase.
Other nearby markers. At least 8 other markers are within walking distance of this marker: Pocahontas (a few steps from this marker); Osceola (Asi Yahola) (a few steps from this marker); Black Beaver (Se-Ket-Tu-Ma-Qua) (a few steps from this marker); Will Rogers (a few steps from this marker); Sequoyah (within shouting distance of this marker); Roberta Campbell Lawson (within shouting distance of this marker); Chief Joseph (within shouting distance of this marker); Josι Maria (within shouting distance of this marker). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Anadarko.
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A Choctaw statesman, Allen Wright was born in Mississippi in 1826. He moved with his family in 183334 to present McCurtain County, Oklahoma, the former Choctaw Nation, Indian Territory. Called Kilihote at birth, he was renamed Allen Wright upon attending school in 1834. His surname was bestowed in honor of Rev. Alfred Wright, a noted Presbyterian missionary among the Choctaw. Allen Wright was under the instruction of Rev. Cyrus Kingsbury from 184044 and graduated from Union College at Schenectady, New York, in 1852 and from New York City's Union Theological Seminary in 1855. Source: Oklahoma Historical Society(Submitted on September 17, 2021, by James Hulse of Medina, Texas.)
Photographed by James Hulse, September 9, 2021
2. Allen Wright (Kuliahote) Marker
Photographed by James Hulse, September 9, 2021
3. The Allen Wright (Kuliahote) Marker in front of the visitors center
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4. Allen Wright (Kuliahote)
Credits. This page was last revised on September 18, 2021. It was originally submitted on September 17, 2021, by James Hulse of Medina, Texas. This page has been viewed 497 times since then and 23 times this year. Photos: 1. submitted on September 18, 2021, by James Hulse of Medina, Texas. 2, 3, 4. submitted on September 17, 2021, by James Hulse of Medina, Texas.
