Anadarko in Caddo County, Oklahoma — The American South (West South Central)

José Maria

Anadarko Chief - 1805 to 1862

Photographed By James Hulse, September 9, 2021

1. José Maria Marker

Inscription.
José Maria Was Principal Chief of All Caddo
Tribes and Led Them From the Brazos River,
Texas in 1859, to the Site Now Called
Anadarko, Oklahoma

Sculptor: Leonard McMurry
Donors: the Caddo Tribe and Citizens of Anadarko Oklahoma

Erected by National Hall Of Fame For Famous American Indians.

Topics. This historical marker is listed in this topic list: Native Americans. A significant historical year for this entry is 1859.

Location. 35° 4.357′ N, 98° 13.692′ W. Marker is in Anadarko, Oklahoma, in Caddo County. Marker is on East Central Boulevard (State Highway 9) 0.3 miles east of Southeast 7th Street, 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.

Other nearby markers. At least 8 other markers are within walking distance of this marker. 1st Lieut. Pascal C. Poolaw (a few steps from this marker); Roberta Campbell Lawson (a few steps from this marker); Will Rogers (a few steps from this marker); John Ross (a few steps from this marker); Cpl. Mitchell Red Cloud, Jr. (within shouting distance of this marker); Osceola (Asi Yahola)

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(within shouting distance of this marker); Allen Wright (Kuliahote) (within shouting distance of this marker); Black Beaver (Se-Ket-Tu-Ma-Qua) (within shouting distance of this marker). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Anadarko.

Also see . . . José.

José María, Anadarko chief, diplomat, and proponent of peaceful relations with Whites, was born sometime around 1800, probably in the region of present-day Nacogdoches. The residents of that area, a small Caddoan-speaking group known as the Anadarkos, were successful agriculturalists, long-range traders, and members of the Hasinai Confederacy, the largest grouping of Caddoan peoples in Texas. By the time of José María's birth, however, centuries of contact with White men and their missions, diseases, and violent rivalries had left the Anadarkos, and most of the Caddoes of East Texas, severely weakened. Source: The Handbook of Texas

(Submitted on September 17, 2021, by James Hulse of Medina, Texas.)

Photographed By James Hulse, September 9, 2021

2. José Maria Marker

The view of the José Maria Marker from the park image. Click for full size.

Photographed By James Hulse, September 9, 2021

3. The view of the José Maria Marker from the park

A closeup of the José Maria Statue image. Click for full size.

Photographed By James Hulse, September 9, 2021

4. A closeup of the José Maria Statue

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 199 times since then and 50 times this year. Photos: 1, 2, 3, 4. submitted on September 17, 2021, by James Hulse of Medina, Texas.