Valliant in McCurtain County, Oklahoma — The American South (West South Central)

Elliott Academy

Photographed by Byron Hooks, October 20, 2009

1. Elliott Academy Marker

Inscription. Established here in 1869 as Oak Hill Industrial Academy by Presbyterian Board of Missions as boarding school for children of Choctaw Freedmen. Academy succeeded small school begun in 1860 by ex-slave and Presbyterian Minister Charles W. Stewart to serve numerous Black families who had settled here after Civil War. Name changed in 1912 after David Elliott gave funds for new dormitory in memory of his wife, Alice Lee. Students cleared and operated large farm to help support school. Hundreds of students trained at academy before closure in 1936.

Erected 1995 by Oklahoma Historical Society. (Marker Number 198.)

Topics and series. This historical marker is listed in these topic lists: African Americans • Education • Indigenous Peoples and Communities • Religion & Religious Structures. In addition, it is included in the Oklahoma Historical Society series list. A significant historical year for this entry is 1869.

Location. 34° 0.38′ N, 95° 7.165′ W. Marker is in Valliant, Oklahoma, in McCurtain County. It is on U.S. 70 east of Oklahoma Highway N4450. Located at the Valliant Cemetery. Touch for map. Marker is in this post office area: Valliant OK 74764, 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 New Spain,

the territory of the Mississippian Culture,

and the Louisiana Purchase.

Other nearby markers. At least 8 other markers are within 8 miles of this marker, measured as the crow flies: Clear Creek Water Mill (here, next to this marker); Jesse B. Bowman (approx.

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5.9 miles away in Texas); Jane Chandler Gill (approx. 5.9 miles away in Texas); Jonesboro (approx. 5.9 miles away in Texas); Near Here at the Old Jonesboro Crossing Sam Houston (approx. 5.9 miles away in Texas); The Choctaw Nation of Oklahoma (approx. 6.2 miles away); Arnold E. A. Roitsch Archeological Site (approx. 7.1 miles away in Texas); Wheelock Mission (approx. 7½ miles away).

Photographed by Byron Hooks, October 20, 2009

2. Elliott Academy Marker

Elliott Academy and Clear Creek Water Mill Markers image. Click for full size.

Photographed by Jimmy Emerson, May 2024

3. Elliott Academy and Clear Creek Water Mill Markers

Credits. This page was last revised on May 1, 2026. It was originally submitted on November 11, 2009, by Byron Hooks of Sandy Springs, Georgia. This page has been viewed 1,865 times since then and 40 times this year. Photos: 1, 2. submitted on November 11, 2009, by Byron Hooks of Sandy Springs, Georgia. 3. submitted on May 1, 2026, by Jimmy Emerson of Dalton, Georgia. • Kevin W. was the editor who published this page.