Tishomingo in Johnston County, Oklahoma — The American South (West South Central)
Douglas H. Johnston
Photographed By James Hulse, September 12, 2021
1. Douglas H. Johnston Marker
1898-1900
1900-1902
1904-1906
1906-1939
Erected by Chickasaw Historical Society and Chickasaw Nation.
Topics. This historical marker is listed in these topic lists: Law Enforcement • Native Americans.
Location. 34° 14.314′ N, 96° 40.777′ W. Marker is in Tishomingo, Oklahoma, in Johnston County. Marker can be reached from the intersection of West 9th Street and North Capital Avenue. The marker is located on the northeast section of the Chickasaw National Capital Building grounds. Touch for map. Marker is at or near this postal address: 411 West 9th Street, Tishomingo OK 73460, United States of America. Touch for directions.
Other nearby markers. At least 8 other markers are within walking distance of this marker. The National Jail (within shouting distance of this marker); Lost and Found (within shouting distance of this marker); The Capitol Well (within shouting distance of this marker); Chickasaw Capitol Bell (within shouting distance of this marker); Chief Tishomingo (within shouting distance of this marker); Chickasaw Capitol (within shouting distance of this marker); Chickasaw Nation Memorial (about 300 feet away, measured in a direct line); Red Man's Pledge of Peace (about 300 feet away). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Tishomingo.
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Also see . . . Douglas H. Johnston.
In office, he was notable for ratifying the Atoka Agreement, which allotted communal tribal lands to individual households. In the 1920s he successfully sued the federal government in the US Court of Claims, to recover monies illegally obtained from tribal resources. Prior to his election as governor, he was the superintendent of Bloomfield Academy, a Chickasaw girls' boarding school. From 1902 to 1904, he served in the Chickasaw Senate. President Theodore Roosevelt reappointed him as Governor of the Chickasaw after the Dawes Act terminated tribal governments in Indian Territory in an effort to push assimilation and prepare for statehood. Source: Wikipedia(Submitted on December 11, 2021, by James Hulse of Medina, Texas.)
Photographed By James Hulse, September 12, 2021
2. The Douglas H. Johnston statue and Marker
Public Domain - Indian Territory, Descriptive, Biographical, and Genealogical, circa 1901
3. Portrait of Douglas Hancock Cooper Johnston
Photographed By James Hulse, September 12, 2021
4. The view of the Douglas H. Johnston statue and Marker on the backside of the Courthouse
Credits. This page was last revised on December 11, 2021. It was originally submitted on December 11, 2021, by James Hulse of Medina, Texas. This page has been viewed 158 times since then and 27 times this year. Photos: 1, 2, 3, 4. submitted on December 11, 2021, by James Hulse of Medina, Texas.
