On W, Craig Rd (U.S. 70) 0.2 miles east of U.S. 259, on the left when traveling west.
Cut from Washington, Ark., to Fort Towson in 1831 for removal of Choctaws from Miss., became known as Choctaw Trail of Tears after thousands of suffering Indians used it to reach new lands. Road served as major east-west artery for Choctaw Nation . . . — — Map (db m24398) HM
On State Highway 3, on the left when traveling east.
Small cemetery nearby contains graves of Choctaw chief Samuel Garland (1862 – 64) and family members including his mother-in-law, Sophie Pitchlynn. Peter Pitchlynn, son of Sophie and John Pitchlynn, was chief 1864 -- 66. Garland migrated from . . . — — Map (db m24400) HM
On U.S. 259 at Camp Ranch Road, on the right when traveling north on U.S. 259.
Original Hochatown was 5 miles east. The church and cemetery relocated during construction of Broken Bow Lake in 1965. Pre-historic hunters left spear points along the river 6000 B.C. Caddo Indians occupied this land from 1000 A.D. to 1791 A.D. . . . — — Map (db m193881) HM
On Iron Stob Road 0.8 miles north of Oklahoma Route 37, on the right when traveling north.
Principal Chief of the Choctaw Nation 1878-1880.
A noble physical specimen of the Indian race. An able and wise Choctaw Statesman. — — Map (db m272602) HM
On West Lincoln Road (Bypass U.S. 70) 0.2 miles west of South Central Avenue (U.S. 259), on the right when traveling west.
To the southwest near Red River stood Miller Courthouse, county seat of Old Miller County, Arkansas Territory 1820-1828. First post office established there Sept. 7, 1824, J. H. Fowler, postmaster. Claiborne Wright, prominent settlement leader, . . . — — Map (db m147470) HM
On North Central Avenue north of NE Martin Luther King Avenue, on the right when traveling north.
In honor of the brave men and women of Operation Desert Shield/Storm Aug. 7, 1990 - Feb. 27, 1991 Each of you have exemplified courage, endured hardship, sacrificed unselfishly, and in turn restored pride and patriotism to a grateful nation. . . . — — Map (db m194394) WM
On West Lincoln Road (Bypass U.S. 70) west of South Central Avenue (Oklahoma Route 87), on the right when traveling west.
In the early 1800s a group of Absentee Shawnee Indians occupied a site near the Red River southwest of present-day Idabel. The Shawnees departed in the 1830s when the area was ceded to the Choctaws. — — Map (db m298901) HM
On West Lincoln Road (Bypass U.S. 70) 0.2 miles west of South Central Avenue (U.S. 259), on the right when traveling west. Reported missing.
Many absentee Shawnee Indians migrated to this region from old Northwest Territory in early 1800’s settled and opened farms. A settlement of over 200 residents in vicinity became known as Shawneetown. Shawnees removed when land ceded to Choctaws in . . . — — Map (db m147476) HM
On Iron Stob Road 0.8 miles north of State Highway 37, on the right when traveling north.
This first community type cemetery in McCurtain County was begun and used first by two Choctaw families. A burial ground for over 100 years, it later included pioneers of all races. — — Map (db m272475) HM
On North Central Avenue north of NE Martin Luther King Avenue, on the right when traveling north.
In memory of all veterans of Company G · 180th Infantry Regiment · 45th Infantry Division. Home station Idabel, Oklahoma 1918 - 1968
World War II 511 Days and Korean War 429 Days
Awards - One Medal of Honor, Eight Distinguished Service . . . — — Map (db m194228) WM
On West Wilson Street (U.S. 70) just west of Main Street, on the right when traveling west.
The Choctaw homelands were originally located in the southeastern United States, within present-day Mississippi, Alabama, and the Florida panhandle. Choctaw heritage includes some of the mound-building communities that thrived in complex social . . . — — Map (db m286682) HM
Established 1832 by Rev. Alfred
Wright and wife, Harriet, who
served as missionaries to
Choctaws over 30 years. Rev. Wright, physician and linguist, helped develop written Choctaw
language, translated gospels
and much educational . . . — — Map (db m274974) HM
On State Highway 3 0.5 miles east of Local Highway 70330, on the right when traveling west.
Nearby Alikchi Springs was site of court ground for Apukshunnubbee District, Choctaw Nation, 1838-1906. Justice dispensed here for major crimes committed by Choctaws, including capital punishment. Last legal execution under Choctaw law carried out . . . — — Map (db m145581) HM
On U.S. 259 1 mile north of State Highway 4, on the right when traveling north.
Formerly Hatobi (Man-Killer in Choctaw). Renamed in 1890 for pioneer Joshua Smith. Center of Choctaw settlement and activity in early period. Folsom Training School here 1921-33. Named for Choctaw minister Willis Folsom. W.B. Hubbell . . . — — Map (db m172374) HM
On U.S. 70 east of Oklahoma Highway N4450, on the left when traveling west.
Water powered grist mill in operation on Clear Creek early as 1819 by white settlers in old Miller County, Arkansas Territory. New mill built in 1837 by Choctaw Joel Kemp. A later owner, Choctaw John Wilson, replaced crude undershot wheel with . . . — — Map (db m24401) HM
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 . . . — — Map (db m24403) HM
