Cloud Chief in Washita County, Oklahoma — The American South (West South Central)
Tacola/Cloud Chief School
Cloud Chief School
| | 1918 - 1937 | |
Photographed by Jason Armstrong, August 12, 2023
1. Tacola/Cloud Chief School Marker
Created in 1892, Tacola School met in a dugout until 1894 when a 30 x 50 bldg. was built 1/2 MI SW of this marker. In 1918, the school was moved to a new Bldg. north of this marker. During the 1921 consolidation of school districts the name changed to Cloud Chief. The High School moved to Cordell in 1958 and the school closed in 1960.
Cloud Chief School 1938 - 1960
Erected 1999 by Oklahoma Historical Society. (Marker Number 236-1999.)
Topics. This historical marker is listed in these topic lists: Education • Settlements & Settlers. A significant historical year for this entry is 1892.
Location. 35° 15.179′ N, 98° 50.57′ W. Marker is in Cloud Chief, Oklahoma, in Washita County. It is on East 1216 Road half a mile east of Oklahoma Highway 54, on the right when traveling west. Touch for map. Marker is in this post office area: Cordell OK 73632, United States of America. Touch for directions.
Regionally, this marker is in the Kiowa Tribe and in Southwest Oklahoma. 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 Comancherνa, the territory of the Mississippian Culture, and the Louisiana Purchase.
Other nearby markers. At least 8 other markers are within 9 miles of this marker, measured as the crow flies: Site of First Washita County Courthouse (here, next to this marker); Lake Valley Pirates (approx. 5.8 miles away); Cordell, Okla. (approx. 8.6 miles away); Cordell Academy (approx. 8.6 miles away); Coming of the White Man
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Photographed by Jason Armstrong, August 12, 2023
2. Tacola/Cloud Chief School Marker
Credits. This page was last revised on February 18, 2025. It was originally submitted on February 14, 2025, by Jason Armstrong of Talihina, Oklahoma. This page has been viewed 207 times since then and 45 times this year. Photos: 1, 2. submitted on February 14, 2025, by Jason Armstrong of Talihina, Oklahoma. • J. Makali Bruton was the editor who published this page.
