Stigler in Haskell County, Oklahoma — The American South (West South Central)

Tamaha Jail and Ferry Landing

Photographed by Michael Manning, March 26, 2013

1. Tamaha Jail and Ferry Landing Marker

Inscription. One of the earliest port towns and trading centers in Choctaw Nation, I.T. Choctaws brought from Mississippi up Arkansas River to Tamaha on steamboats as early as 1831. Tamaha developed as port and ferry crossing around 1836. Post office built 1884 and jail in 1886. Last steamboat landed in 1912, 3 mi. east of Stigler, SH 9.

Erected 1995 by Oklahoma Historical Society. (Marker Number 70.)

Topics and series. This historical marker is listed in these topic lists: Indigenous Peoples and Communities • Industry & Commerce • Settlements & Settlers • Waterways & Vessels. In addition, it is included in the Oklahoma Historical Society series list. A significant historical year for this entry is 1831.

Location. 35° 15.654′ N, 95° 3.754′ W. Marker is in Stigler, Oklahoma, in Haskell County. It is at the intersection of State Highway 9 and Tamaha Road, on the right when traveling west on State Highway 9. Touch for map. Marker is in this post office area: Stigler OK 74462, 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 6 other markers are within 18 miles of this marker, measured as the crow flies: Battle of the J.R. Williams (here, next to this marker); In Memory of the Early Choctaw Settlers (approx. 3½ miles away); Haskell County World War Memorial

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(approx. 3½ miles away); Unmarked Settlers' Graves Monument (approx. 3½ miles away); a different marker also named Tamaha Jail and Ferry Landing (approx. 10½ miles away); Dwight Mission (approx. 17.4 miles away).

Regarding Tamaha Jail and Ferry Landing. Actual town of Tamaha is approximately 10 miles NNW of marker location.

Related marker. Click here for another marker that is related to this marker.

Credits. This page was last revised on November 7, 2023. It was originally submitted on August 22, 2014, by Michael Manning of Woodlawn, Tennessee. This page has been viewed 1,031 times since then and 28 times this year. Photo 1. submitted on August 22, 2014, by Michael Manning of Woodlawn, Tennessee. • Bernard Fisher was the editor who published this page.

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