Tuskahoma near Clayton in Pushmataha County, Oklahoma — The American South (West South Central)
Tvshka Homma Female Institute
1892 - 1926
Photographed by Jason Armstrong, July 19, 2022
1. Tvshka Homma Female Institute Marker
First Superintendent Rev. Peter J. Hudson
On this site from 1892 thru 1926 stood the Choctaw Nation's Tvshka Homma Female Institute. Due to the lack of educational facilities in the area the Choctaw Tribe voted to build the school to educate the Choctaw Females. It was named for the town of Tuskahoma which is located about four miles southeast of where the school was built. In 1892 the Tvshka Homma Female Institute (its official name) was opened. The building having been completed at a cost of $22,000. Under provisions made by the General Council Mr. Peter J. Hudson, who had just recently graduated from an eastern college was its first superintendent, serving successfully in that capacity for six years during which he established and maintained a spirit and character at Tvshka Homma Female Institute that will long be remembered. A Post Office, known as "Lyceum," was opened up at the school with Miss Nellie Wakefield as Postmistress. She was principal of the Academy for eight years after its founding. The Tvshka Homma Female Institute was in operation as a girls school as late as 1926
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Erected by Choctaw Nation; manufactured by Willis Granite Products Inc., Granite, Oklahoma.
Topics. This historical marker is listed in these topic lists: Education • Indigenous Peoples and Communities • Women. A significant historical year for this entry is 1892.
Location. 34° 38.757′ N, 95° 19.349′ W. Marker is near Clayton, Oklahoma, in Pushmataha County. It is in Tuskahoma. It is on State Highway 2 0.6 miles north of County Road 1640, on the right when traveling north. Touch for map. Marker is in this post office area: Tuskahoma OK 74574, United States of America. Touch for directions.
Regionally, this marker is in Oklahoma’s Choctaw Nation. It is also in the American South, specifically in the Piney Woods, 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 territory of the Mississippian Culture and also the Louisiana Purchase.
Other nearby markers. At least 8 other markers are within 3 miles of this marker, measured
Photographed by Jason Armstrong, July 19, 2022
2. Tvshka Homma Female Institute Marker
Credits. This page was last revised on April 26, 2023. It was originally submitted on April 26, 2023, by Jason Armstrong of Talihina, Oklahoma. This page has been viewed 1,227 times since then and 90 times this year. Photos: 1, 2. submitted on April 26, 2023, by Jason Armstrong of Talihina, Oklahoma. • Devry Becker Jones was the editor who published this page.
