Near Oktaha in Muskogee County, Oklahoma — The American South (West South Central)

Short Trail to the Creek

Honey Springs Battlefield

— Interpretive Trail One · Federal Bivouac —

Short Trail to the Creek Marker image. Click for full size.

Photographed by Mark Hilton, March 20, 2024

1. Short Trail to the Creek Marker

Inscription.
This short trail leads to an area where a shelf of bedrock forms a place to cross this creek.

A bench for resting is located near the creek.

Erected 2019 by Friends of Honey Springs Battlefield.

Topics and series. This historical marker is listed in this topic list: Waterways & Vessels. In addition, it is included in the Honey Springs Battlefield series list.

Location. 35° 33.894′ N, 95° 28.226′ W. Marker is near Oktaha, Oklahoma, in Muskogee County. It can be reached from Honey Springs Battlefield Road 2.4 miles East 1020 Road, on the right when traveling north. Touch for map. Marker is in this post office area: Oktaha OK 74450, United States of America. Touch for directions.

Regionally, this marker is in Oklahoma’s Muscogee Nation

and specifically in the Cherokee Nation.

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 territory of the Mississippian Culture

and also the Louisiana Purchase.

Other nearby markers. At least 8 other markers are within walking distance of this marker: Hopkin's Battery of Kansas Artillery (within shouting distance of this marker); 6th Kansas Cavalry (within shouting distance of this marker); 1st Indian Home Guard (within shouting distance of this marker); 2nd Colorado Infantry (within shouting distance of this marker); 3rd Indian Home Guard (within shouting distance of this marker); Smith's Battery of Kansas Artillery (within shouting distance of this

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marker); 1st Kansas Colored Volunteer Infantry (within shouting distance of this marker); 2nd Indian Home Guard (about 500 feet away, measured in a direct line). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Oktaha.

Short Trail to the Creek Marker looking easterly along the trail. image. Click for full size.

Photographed by Mark Hilton, March 20, 2024

2. Short Trail to the Creek Marker looking easterly along the trail.

Credits. This page was last revised on August 1, 2024. It was originally submitted on March 23, 2024, by Mark Hilton of Montgomery, Alabama. This page has been viewed 241 times since then and 20 times this year. Photos: 1, 2. submitted on March 23, 2024, by Mark Hilton of Montgomery, Alabama.