Near Fort Towson in Choctaw County, Oklahoma — The American South (West South Central)

Native American Patriots Memorial

Photographed by Jason Armstrong, January 28, 2023

1. Native American Patriots Memorial

Inscription.
Memorial
To three Native American patriots who died in the vicinity of Fort Towson. Col. George Colbert was buried in this cemetery with military honors. The other two were buried also with military honors, but their graves are unknown,

Col. George Colbert - Chickasaw Chief - Continental Line - American Revolution - Indian Wars of 1812-14.

Capt. James Brown - Chickasaw - Continental Line - American Revolution.

Capt. Tisho-Mingo - Choctaw - Northwest Expedition of 1793-94 - Indian Wars of 1812-14 - and unknown early American Patriots, American Revolution and Indian Wars.

Dedicated in 1994, Nancy Green Chapter Daughters of American Revolution. Creek Nation Society Children of American Revolution. Oklahoma Post No. 1099 Veterans of Foreign Wars. Oklahoma Historical Society. Pvt. Jacob Holly Society U.S. Daughters of 1812

Erected 1994 by Nancy Green Chapter Daughters of the American Revolution (DAR), Creek Nation Society Children of American Revolution, Post No. 1099 Veterans of Foreign Wars, Oklahoma Historical Society, Pvt. Jacob Holly Society, U.S. Daughters of 1812.

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Location. 34° 1.561′ N, 95° 15.555′ W. Memorial is near Fort Towson, Oklahoma, in Choctaw County. It is on East 2060 Road 0.2 miles west of North 4375 Road when traveling east. To reach the memorial, continue left on East 2060 Road when it forks to the museum. About 0.2 mile further on is a small driveway that leads to the Old Post Cemetery. Touch for map. Memorial is in this post office area: Fort Towson OK 74735, United States of America. Touch for directions.

Regionally, this memorial 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 New Spain,

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:

Native American Patriots Memorial and Post Cemetery image. Click for full size.

Photographed by Jason Armstrong, January 28, 2023

2. Native American Patriots Memorial and Post Cemetery

Transportation Crossroads (approx. 0.2 miles away); Sutler Store (approx. 0.2 miles away); Dorothy Jane Orton (approx. 0.2 miles away); Barracks (approx. ¼ mile away); Hospital and Commissary (approx. 0.3 miles away); Officers' Row (approx. 0.3 miles away); World War II Memorial (approx. 0.6 miles away); Fort Towson Landing (approx. 0.6 miles away). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Fort Towson.

Photographed by Jason Armstrong, January 28, 2023

3. Native American Patriots Memorial

Credits. This page was last revised on February 23, 2024. It was originally submitted on January 20, 2024, by Jason Armstrong of Talihina, Oklahoma. This page has been viewed 487 times since then and 47 times this year. Last updated on February 22, 2024, by Carolyn Sanders of Plano, Texas. Photos: 1, 2, 3. submitted on January 20, 2024, by Jason Armstrong of Talihina, Oklahoma. • J. Makali Bruton was the editor who published this page.