Spiro in Le Flore County, Oklahoma — The American South (West South Central)
Choctaw Agency
Photographed by Michael Manning, October 6, 2014
1. Choctaw Agency Marker
Building completed, and Maj. F.C. Armstrong was first agent in 1832. Village became known as Skullyville. Choctaw Nation adopted new constitution in convention here, 1857. Stage station for Overland Mail to San Francisco 1858-61. Leading Choctaws here included Tandy Walker, Edwin McCurtain, and Thos. D. Ainsworth.
Erected 1995 by Oklahoma Historical Society. (Marker Number 191.)
Topics and series. This historical marker is listed in these topic lists: Government & Politics • Indigenous Peoples and Communities • Settlements & Settlers. In addition, it is included in the Oklahoma Historical Society series list. A significant historical year for this entry is 1832.
Location. 35° 14.428′ N, 94° 35.724′ W. Marker is in Spiro, Oklahoma, in Le Flore County. It is on State Highway 9 0.2 miles west of Daisy Lane (County Route N4735), on the right when traveling east. Touch for map. Marker is at or near this postal address: 2001 E Broadway St, Spiro OK 74959, 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 the territory of the Mississippian Culture and also the Louisiana Purchase.
Other nearby markers. At least 8 other markers are within 13 miles of this marker, measured as the crow flies: Fort Coffee (here, next to this marker); Skullyville (approx. 0.7 miles away); a different marker also named Skullyville (approx. 0.7 miles away); Battle of Backbone Mountain
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Credits. This page was last revised on June 16, 2016. It was originally submitted on October 11, 2014, by Michael Manning of Woodlawn, Tennessee. This page has been viewed 879 times since then and 29 times this year. Photo 1. submitted on October 11, 2014, by Michael Manning of Woodlawn, Tennessee. • Bernard Fisher was the editor who published this page.
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