Near Wilson in Atoka County, Oklahoma — The American South (West South Central)

Boggy Depot

Photographed by James Hulse, September 10, 2025

1. Boggy Depot Marker

Inscription. Site of town noted for distinguished citizens in state history. 1st house built 1837 by Cyrus Harris, later Chickasaw Governor. Later Choctaw Capital and Overland Mail stage stand to San Francisco (1858-61). Home of Principal Chief Allen Wright, Choctaw, who named Oklahoma in 1866. Rev. Cyrus Kingsbury, noted missionary buried here.

Erected 1995 by Oklahoma Historical Society and Willis Granite Products. (Marker Number 178.)

Topics. This historical marker is listed in these topic lists: Communications • Indigenous Peoples and Communities • Roads & Vehicles • Settlements & Settlers. A significant historical year for this entry is 1837.

Location. 34° 22.055′ N, 96° 19.67′ W. Marker is near Wilson, Oklahoma, in Atoka County. It is on State Highway 7 0.1 miles west of South Park Road, on the left when traveling west. The marker is located along the highway and west of clear Boggy Creek. Touch for map. Marker is in this post office area: Wapanucka OK 73461, United States of America. Touch for directions.

Regionally, this marker is in Oklahoma’s Choctaw 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 12 miles of this marker, measured as the crow flies: Chief Allen Wright (approx. 3½ miles away); a different marker also named Boggy Depot (approx. 3½ miles away); Chickasaw and Choctaw Nations during the Civil War (approx. 3½ miles away); Prairie Grassland (approx. 3½ miles away); Oklahoma's First Catholic Church (approx. 10½ miles away); Captain Atoka

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(approx. 11½ miles away); Vietnam War Memorial (approx. 11½ miles away); 45th Infantry Division Memorial Highway (approx. 11½ miles away).

Photographed by James Hulse, September 10, 2025

2. Boggy Depot Marker

The view of the Boggy Depot Marker along the street image. Click for full size.

Photographed by James Hulse, September 10, 2025

3. The view of the Boggy Depot Marker along the street

Credits. This page was last revised on September 13, 2025. It was originally submitted on September 12, 2025, by James Hulse of Medina, Texas. This page has been viewed 79 times since then and 21 times this year. Photos: 1, 2, 3. submitted on September 13, 2025, by James Hulse of Medina, Texas.