On Selmon Road (State Highway 9) at 2nd Street, on the right when traveling west on Selmon Road.
Birthplace: 2½ miles N.E., 1873
Creek Poet: "Dew and the Bird," "Ode to Sequoyah," and other poems. Columnist: famous "Fus Fixico" letters. Editor, "Muskogee Times" and Eufaula "Indian Journal." Supt. of Creek Orphan School; in charge of . . . — — Map (db m73198) HM
On Business U.S. 69 north of Border Street, on the left when traveling north.
This monument is dedicated to the memory of Pioneer Methodists who built and established Asbury Manual Labor School for Indian children and youth. These stones are from the original buildings. Out of this school came First Methodist Church, . . . — — Map (db m199873) HM
On Business U.S. 69 north of Elm Street, on the left when traveling north.
A plat nearby contains graves moved from behind the Buckner home five miles southeast of here, now inundated by the Eufaula Reservoir.
Henry Frieland Buckner, D.D., his first and second wives, an infant son, the wife of J.S. Murrow, James . . . — — Map (db m199747) HM
On Forest Avenue west of South 6th Street when traveling west.
Greatest ceremonial rite of Creek Indians was Green Corn Dance. It was held at time of year when before corn had fully matured and while grains were soft. Dance was celebration of harvest season and was of intense religious devotion.
In . . . — — Map (db m64184) HM
On Selmon Road west of Main Street, on the left when traveling east.
Mr. and Mrs. T.H. Palmer, Sr. came to Eufaula in a covered wagon in 1915. After settling down he began selling apples from Judge Mills' orchard. Then he built this little store at the edge of town. In 1927 he bought a block of property located . . . — — Map (db m200408) HM
On State Highway 9 at County Road 4110, on the left when traveling west on State Highway 9.
Annie Walker Armstrong (1850-1938), Corresponding Secretary of Woman's Missionary Union, Southern Baptist Convention, made five extended trips to Indian Territory, (now Oklahoma) between 1900 and 1905 to strengthen work among women's mission . . . — — Map (db m284331) HM
Near Honey Springs Battlefield Road 1.5 miles north of East 1020 Road, on the right when traveling north.
Prior to the battle, Confederate
camps were located along either
side of Elk Creek and near the
Honey Springs Depot. Six
thousand men needed ample
room for themselves, their
equipment, tents, wagons, and horses.
With the battle and the . . . — — Map (db m243463) HM
On State Highway 71 5.5 miles west of State Highway 2, on the right when traveling west.
Formerly a strong southerly bend in the Canadian River was located here. The course of the river was permanently changed after the construction of the Lake Eufaula Dam in 1964. It is thought that the bend is named for Cole Younger who served in the . . . — — Map (db m146401) HM
Near Honey Springs Battlefield Road 0.1 miles north of East 1020 Road, on the right when traveling north.
In 1861 the 1st Choctaw and Chickasaw Mounted Rifles was organized under
the command of Choctaw and Chickasaw Indian agent Douglas H. Cooper. After
his promotion to brigadier general, the regiment served under Choctaw Col.
Tandy Walker. The . . . — — Map (db m243458) HM
On 11th Street 0.6 miles north of Gertrude Avenue, on the right when traveling north.
On July 17, 1863, at the Battle of Honey Springs, the 1st Kansas Colored Volunteers wrote a stirring page in American history, becoming one of the first Black units of the Civil War to play a key role in a Union victory as Major General James G. . . . — — Map (db m80514) HM
On North Intosh Street north of Gertrude Avenue, on the left when traveling north.
All-Black Towns of Oklahoma
The All-Black towns of Oklahoma represent a unique chapter in
American history. No where else, neither the Deep South nor the Far
West, did so many African American men and women come together to
live in and . . . — — Map (db m243922) HM
Near 11th Street 0.6 miles north of Gertrude Avenue, on the right when traveling north.
America's battlefields inspire us to contemplate the meaning of the battle,
its causes, consequences, and cost. They connect us to our past through such timeless virtues as duty, loyalty, honor, and courage, as well as cowardice, brutality, fear, . . . — — Map (db m243452) HM
Near Honey Springs Battlefield Road 0.2 miles north of East 1020 Road, on the right when traveling north.
Those who died were quickly buried, often where they lie, as the
summer heat and the high humidity led to unbearable conditions.
In 1868 contractors were hired to open the graves and remove bodies
whose uniforms had US buttons. These were . . . — — Map (db m243460) HM
On 11th Street 0.6 miles north of Gertrude Avenue, on the right when traveling north.
"Lord God of Hosts be with us yet, lest we forget, lest we forget" This commemorative marker is respectfully dedicated to honor the brave soldiers of the Confederate States of America who gallantly fought and died here on July 17, 1863. The Battle . . . — — Map (db m52289) HM
On 11th Street 0.6 miles north of Gertrude Avenue, on the right when traveling north.
Order Of Battle (Indian Units)
Federal Forces:
First Indian Home Guard (Cherokee)
Second Indian Home Guard (Cherokee)
Confederate Forces:
First Choctaw Regiment
Second Choctaw Regiment
First Chickasaw and Choctaw Regiment . . . — — Map (db m52286) WM
On 11th Street 0.6 miles north of Gertrude Avenue, on the right when traveling north.
The Texas Road was the main route traveled by settlers and traders from Missouri and
Kansas to Texas. The small community of Honey Springs, named for several natural springs in the area, developed near the road. There were a few buildings, among . . . — — Map (db m243450) HM
Many resources give us information on the Civil War, including battle reports,
diaries, letters, and on-the-spot reporting. Interviews with those who participated in or were affected by the war, as well as their memoirs, offer firsthand . . . — — Map (db m243454) HM
On Honey Springs Battlefield Road 0.1 miles East 1020 Road, on the right when traveling north.
Variously known as the Combs, Lane or
McIntosh Cemetery, this burial ground was
incorporated by the Pumpkin Ridge Cemetery
Association in the 1920's. As a private entity,
no state manpower or funds can be used on it's
upkeep.
A Confederate . . . — — Map (db m243505) HM
Near Honey Springs Battlefield Road north of East 1020 Road, on the right when traveling north.
Following their overnight 20-mile
march from Fort Gibson and the day-long
battle, the Federal soldiers were exhausted.
The units camped on the battleground
on both sides of Elk Creek. The next day
part of the Federal Army marched back to
Fort . . . — — Map (db m243462) HM
Near 11th Street 0.6 miles north of Gertrude Avenue, on the right when traveling north.
Brig. Gen. Cooper held Scanland's and Gillette's cavalry squadrons in reserve to
guard the supply depot. As the battle progressed, he ordered the squadrons to join the
Creek regiments protecting his left flank. When the Confederate troops started . . . — — Map (db m243451) HM
On Honey Springs Battlefield Road 0.1 miles north of East 1020 Road, on the right when traveling north.
The last organized Confederate resistance occurred here. As Federal troops pushed south along the Texas Road toward the Honey Springs Depot, they encountered the 1st Choctaw and Chickasaw Regiment. Armed largely with shotguns and antiquated weapons, . . . — — Map (db m243457) HM
Near Gertrude Avenue east of 11th Street, on the left when traveling east.
Prior to the movement of settlers into Texas in the 1830s and 1840s, the
northern portion of the road, which passed through what would later
become Honey Springs, was known as the Osage Trace. During the late
18th and early 19th centuries, the . . . — — Map (db m243507) HM
Near Honey Springs Battlefield Road 0.2 miles north of East 1020 Road, on the right when traveling north.
The medical and surgical materials available in the field were
generally limited to what the surgeon carried in his case,
known as the surgeon's field companion. The regimental hospital steward
carried a hospital knapsack--a bulky, cumbersome . . . — — Map (db m243459) HM
On 11th Street 0.6 miles north of Gertrude Avenue, on the right when traveling north.
"We here highly resolve that these dead shall not have fallen in vain" This commemorative marker is dedicated to the memory of the Union soldiers who bravely fought and died here on July 17, 1863. Major General James G. Blunt began moving 3,000 . . . — — Map (db m52288) HM
On Honey Springs Battlefield Road 0.1 miles north of East 1020 Road, on the right when traveling north.
William Frederick McIntosh was the second son of Chilly McIntosh and
Leah Porter. He served under his uncle, Daniel Newnan McIntosh, as
Captain of the First Regiment of Creek Mounted Volunteers for the
Confederacy in the Civil War. He owned the . . . — — Map (db m243502) HM
On Cemetery Road 0.1 miles east of Sterling Hill Dr.
Civil War Dead
An estimated 700,000 Union and Confederate soldiers died in the Civil War between April 1861 and April 1865. As the death toll rose, the U.S. government struggled with the urgent but unplanned need to bury fallen Union troops. . . . — — Map (db m284377) HM
On East Ash Avenue just east of Lee Street, on the left when traveling east.
Originally built on this site by the United States Army, Colonel Matthew Arbuckle and the United States Infantry. Rebuilt by WPA and the State of Oklahoma in 1935-36. The exact duplicate of the original. — — Map (db m136565) HM
On W Poplar StReet at E Railroad St, on the left when traveling north on W Poplar StReet.
Founded April 21, 1824, by Col. Matthew Arbuckle, 7th. Inf., farthest west in chain of forts, north to south, to guard western frontier. Named for Col. George Gibson. More than 100 West Point graduates, including Lt. Jefferson Davis, served at Ft. . . . — — Map (db m284375) HM
On Cemetery Road 0.1 miles east of Sterling Hill Dr.
Civil War Fort Gibson
The U.S. Army established a post here in 1824 and named it for Col. George Gibson, the army's first commissary general. Thirty-three years later, the federal government turned the fort over to the Cherokee Nation, which . . . — — Map (db m284383) HM
On North Lee Street at E Blackjack, on the right when traveling north on North Lee Street.
In December 1832, the Rev. John Fleming, Presbyterian Missionary, arrived at Fort Gibson to take up the work of chaplain for the soldiers at the fort and settlers in the area of the fort, and also, as a missionary to the Creek Indians, who were . . . — — Map (db m284387) HM
On U.S. 62 0.5 miles east of South Manard Road, on the right when traveling west.
Site of Manard Settlement on Bayou Menard. Named for Pierre Menard (1766-1844. Menard, an early day fur trader, merchant and member of the Chouteau family. Served as the first territorial governor of Illinois.
Springs at Manard identified . . . — — Map (db m52605) HM
On South Lee Street at Business U.S. 62, on the right when traveling south on South Lee Street.
This marker commemorates the men and women who achieved American independence. These Patriots, believing in the noble cause of liberty, fought valiantly to found a new nation.
Presented by Oklahoma Society Daughters of the American Revolution . . . — — Map (db m284391) WM
On East Ash Avenue just east of Lee Street, on the left when traveling east.
The first commercial long distance telephone line in Oklahoma was placed in service here in 1886. It connected Fort Gibson with Tahlequah and Muskogee. The line was built by a company formed by a group of Cherokees, namely L.B. Bell, J.S. Stapler, . . . — — Map (db m136566) HM
On Cemetery Road 0.1 miles east of Sterling Hill Dr.
In honor of those who gave the Ultimate Sacrifice in service to the United States of America and the families they left behind. The sacrifice will not be forgotten. — — Map (db m284376) WM
On Broadway (U.S. 62) south of Spruce Street, on the left when traveling south.
[Honor Roll of Veterans]
(back)
The Town of Haskell
This memorial testifies to future generations our everlasting appreciation for all Korean War Veterans. Some gave much, others gave all. Yours was a much appreciated gift . . . — — Map (db m108959) HM WM
On Chickasaw Avenue/194th Street West (State Highway 72) 1 mile Haskell Boulevard (U.S. 64), on the right when traveling north.
Toll Donaghe WW I 1918
Lee Elliott WW II 1943
Donaghe - Elliott
Post 56
Haskell Oklahoma
Chartered 1934
Honoring
All American Veterans
In times of trouble and of war
God and the Soldier we all adore
With trouble ended and . . . — — Map (db m111692) WM
On U.S. 64 0.7 miles south of Skelly Road (County Route E0830), on the left when traveling south.
First peace council and alliance in Oklahoma between a European nation and Indian tribes held here at a Tawakoni village by Comdt Bernard De La Harpe on his first visit to the Arkansas River. He erected a post here carved with the coat-of-arms of . . . — — Map (db m77867) HM
On Chickasaw Avenue/194th Street West (State Highway 72) 1 mile north of Haskell Boulevard (U.S. 64), on the right when traveling north.
Dedicated to the men
and women of Haskell
who served their
country with honor
In Memoriam
1917 - 1918
Toll Donaghe
1941 - 1945
Raymond Harmon Lee Elliott, Jr.
Tommie Riddle Arthur Miller
Joe S. Ferguson Ralph Cantrell . . . — — Map (db m111690) WM
In memory of
Benjamin Howard Gaston, M.D.
1926 - 1997
1947 - Graduated
Johns Hopkins Medical School
Captain, United States Army
Surgical Research Unit
Brooke Army Medical Center
In honor of
forty years of surgical service . . . — — Map (db m108930) HM WM
This open air theatre is dedicated as a living memorial to our comrades of World War I and World War II who gave their lives in the service of their beloved country.
It looks across to the Cookson Hills, the site of Camp Gruber, where the . . . — — Map (db m108931) HM WM
On Honor Heights Drive, on the left when traveling north.
The American Society of
Landscape Architects
1899-1999
This site is recognized as
a National Landmark for Outstanding
Landscape Architecture — — Map (db m108934) HM
On Old Bacone Road east of Daniel Rogers Road, on the right when traveling east.
Built and completed in 1932 as an art lodge, this pioneer-style building became a focal point for many college activities, as well as housing the college's extensive artifact collection as a museum for many years. The building was constructed . . . — — Map (db m251420) HM
On Old Bacone Road north of Daniel Rogers Road, on the left when traveling north.
Wacoche Hall was Bacone College's first stand-alone dining hall built in 1924 thanks to a generous donation by its namesake Benjamin Wacoche, Creek, of Coweta, OK. The building was erected at a cost of $50,000, with $20,000 being donated by Benjamin . . . — — Map (db m251388) HM
Iron Sculpture by
John Carson,
Muskogee Artist
Contributed by
Marie White Rhodes
in Commemoration of
Dr. John Hutchings White
pioneer Physician and Surgeon who emigrated
from Virginia to Indian Territory in 1902 to work
among the . . . — — Map (db m108936) HM
On York Street (State Highway 16), on the left when traveling north.
Established Nov. 1861 by Gen. Albert Pike, C.S. Army. Named for Pres. Jefferson Davis, who had been stationed in the area when a Lieut. U.S. Army. Nearly one million dollares spent on this post by Confederates. In Second Federal Invasion Ft. Davis . . . — — Map (db m52277) HM
On Old Bacone Road at East Shawnee Road, on the left when traveling north on Old Bacone Road.
Founded as Indian University
Tahlequah Indian Territory
February 9, 1880 by Almon C. Bacone
moved to Muskogee, Indian Territory
June 1885
Plaque on right hand column
This Gateway Erected by
the Oklahoma . . . — — Map (db m251436) HM
On North 6th Street just south of Court Street, on the right when traveling north.
The present building was constructed at Sixth and Broadway in 1905 and was moved to this site and enlarged in 1923. Church HistoryThe first Episcopal Bishop of Oklahoma Indian Territory the Rt. Rev. Francis Key Brooke established Grace Church . . . — — Map (db m259698) HM
On North York Street at Cemetery Road, on the right when traveling north on North York Street.
Established in 1894, this cemetery was originally located on the southwest corner of Fondulac and Sixth Streets. Around the turn of the century, James A. Patterson, Captain F.B. Severs, Clarence W. Turner, and Samuel Sondheimer, all prominent . . . — — Map (db m284374) HM
On Honor Heights Drive, on the right when traveling north.
This park is laid like a Wreath of Honor
on the highland of this city
by the People of Muskogee
as a tribute to those of our country
who served in the World War 1914-1918
in camp or in field
at home or abroad in all
the multitudes of . . . — — Map (db m108932) WM
Built in 1937, this Classical Revival building originally constructed as a men's dormitory is named for prominent Baptist missionary Isaac McCoy, who founded the first Baptist church of Oklahoma, Muscogee Baptist Church, Ebenezer Station, just north . . . — — Map (db m251419) HM
On West Okmulgee Avenue (Business U.S. 62/64) at South Junction Street, on the right when traveling east on West Okmulgee Avenue.
The historic Jefferson Highway route was established in 1916 and went from Winnipeg, Canada, to New Orleans, Louisiana, over approximately 2,400 miles. The route was one of the first North-South highway routes across the country. The route through . . . — — Map (db m259599) HM
On Old Bacone Road, on the right when traveling north.
This salt kettle was one of more than 100
forming part of the equipment of Mackey's
Salt Works on the Illinois River, Indian territory,
an important station on the military
road to Ft Smith, Arkansas. For many years
before the Civil War . . . — — Map (db m249966) HM
On West Okmulgee Avenue (Business U.S. 62/64) at South 24th Street West, on the left when traveling west on West Okmulgee Avenue.
This station was established in 1925 by Muskogee businessman James M. Anthis at an important intersection of the Jefferson Highway through Muskogee. The station was designed with an English cottage-style look that was favored by Marland Oil founder . . . — — Map (db m259579) HM
On South 6th Street West at Boston Street, on the right when traveling south on South 6th Street West.
In 1919 a group of Ancient Free and Accepted Masons organized the Masonic Building Association in order to purchase this property on which to erect a Masonic building. The land was formerly owned by Pleasant Porter of the Creek Nation. This early . . . — — Map (db m192355) HM
Name Rate
Theodore A. Bellard MMI · Walter Blanchard CTM · John A. Bolton RM1 ·
Thomas L. Brannan S1Grady G. Byus, Jr. MM1 ·
Earl W. Cassidy LTJG ·
John P.Cooley MM2 ·
Billy B. Crawford F3 ·
Albert E. Croft EM2 ·
William T. Dawson EM2 . . . — — Map (db m108912) HM WM
On Elgin Street west of 2nd Street, on the right when traveling west.
The Midland Valley Railroad Company was incorporated in 1903 and headquartered in Muskogee. This passenger station was built in 1917 and during the 1920's as many as eight trains carrying 9,000 passengers per day traveled from Tulsa to this point. . . . — — Map (db m108907) HM
Near Old Bacone Road 0.2 miles north of East Shawnee Road (U.S. 62), on the right when traveling east.
Milly Francis was the daughter of the Creek Chief Hillis Hadjo during the Florida War 1817. Fifteen-year-old Milly by her pleas saved the life of a young white officer Duncan McKrimmon, whom they were about to kill. She later declined his offer of . . . — — Map (db m115647) HM
On South 6th Street West north of Boston Street, on the right when traveling south.
Friday evening, November 7, 1888, a special communication of the Grand Lodge was held in Muskogee Lodge No. 28 in this city for the purpose of constituting and consecrating said lodge. One hundred twenty-five years later, November 7, 2013, . . . — — Map (db m192528) HM
On Honor Heights Drive, on the left when traveling north.
This stone intended for
Washington Monument
Preserved by A.C. Trumbo
[Capstone reads]
1932
George Washington Bicentennial
Erected in Memory Garden
by
Lions Club — — Map (db m108937) HM
On South 3rd Street south of Elgin Street, on the left when traveling north.
Oct. 10, 1969 Merle Haggard recorded the live album, Okie From Muskogee, at the Muskogee Civic Assembly Center. The concert emerged from the song, "Okie from Muskogee," released Sept. 29, 1969, and co-written by Haggard and Eddie Burris when . . . — — Map (db m217471) HM
On Old Bacone Road 0.2 miles east of Daniel Rogers Road, on the right when traveling south.
Built in 1922, the Samuel Richard Memorial Hall was named in memory of Samuel Richard, a Bacone student who died while he was attending school at Bacone in 1916. The building cost $150,000 to build, with $58,000 of the funding used to build this . . . — — Map (db m251413) HM
On Broadway at 2nd Street, on the right when traveling east on Broadway.
Captain F.B. Severs erected the original Severs Block Building, with its historic Gothic entrance at Main Street and Broadway, in 1890 to house the newly organized First National Bank of Muskogee, Indian Territory.
Between 1901 and 1903 the . . . — — Map (db m108896) HM
On State Street just north of Wall Street, on the left when traveling north.
The ten story Severs Hotel was completed in 1912 by Muskogee businessman F.B. Severs who died shortly before its opening. The hotel hosted numerous events and many celebrities over the years including Babe Ruth, Helen Keller, Burt Lancaster and . . . — — Map (db m259600) HM
On Old Bacone Road at North York Street (State Route 16), on the left when traveling west on Old Bacone Road.
This 160 acre site was given to the American Baptist Home Mission Society by an act of the National Council of the Muscogee (Creek) Nation on October 29, 1881,
for the purpose of educating American Indian students from all tribal nations, Bacone . . . — — Map (db m251421) HM
On 32nd Street (U.S. 54/69) 0.2 miles north of Hancock Street, on the right when traveling north.
Muskogee Oil Refining Company, organized in March 1905, built a finishing plant near this site in November, 1904. It soon was producing lamp kerosene, lubricating oil and industrial fuel - the beginning of oil refining in Oklahoma, a leading . . . — — Map (db m73123) HM
On West Okmulgee Street (Business U.S. 62/64) at North 5th Street, on the left when traveling east on West Okmulgee Street.
Amendment ICongress shall make no law respecting an establishment of religion, or prohibiting the free exercise thereof; or abridging the freedom of speech, or of the press; or the right of the people peaceably to assemble, and to petition the . . . — — Map (db m259699) HM
On West Okmulgee Avenue (Business U.S. 62/64) just east of South 14th Street, on the right when traveling east.
This home, at 1315 West Okmulgee Avenue, was built in 1906 by V.R. Coss, early banker and real estate dealer. In later years the home was occupied by James Egan, Mayor of Muskogee from 1962-1968. Private home no visitors. — — Map (db m259689) HM
On Denison Street at North 5th Street, on the left when traveling west on Denison Street.
In 1876, the Baptist Mission Board of Nashville, Tennessee established a mission school for Indians and freedmen under the leadership of N.A. Leslie and wife, Indians and Reverend Cain and wife, negroes. The school was located originally at Fourth . . . — — Map (db m259697) HM
On West Okmulgee Avenue (Business U.S. 62/64) near South 14th Street, on the left when traveling west.
This home, at 1321 West Okmulgee Avenue, was built in 1907 for Colonel George A. Murphy, a prominent Muskogee attorney. He also served on the Board of Directors for the American National Bank of Muskogee. His widow Clara contributed funds which . . . — — Map (db m259692) HM
On West Okmulgee Avenue (Business U.S. 62/64) just west of South 13th Street, on the left when traveling west.
This home at 1303 West Okmulgee was built in 1917 by Charles C. Hultquist, a native of Shafer, Minnesota. He practiced law in Texas before coming to Indian Territory. At one time, he is said to have owned sixteen cotton gins and a cotton seed oil . . . — — Map (db m259696) HM
On West Okmulgee Avenue (Business U.S. 62/64) just east of North 14th Street, on the right when traveling west.
This home at 1320 West Okmulgee, was built in 1906 by A.W. Patterson, who was president of the Bank of Muskogee, located at Okmulgee Avenue and Second Street in 1901. He was also an investment broker and owned much property in this area. Patterson . . . — — Map (db m259657) HM
On West Broadway Street near North 14th Street, on the left when traveling west.
This home, at 1321 West Broadway, built in 1906 by A.C. Trumbo, is a replica of one of Mark Twains homes. Mr. Trumbo was the son-in-law of A.W. Patterson, and both men were pioneer bankers and promoters of Muskogee and early Arkansas River . . . — — Map (db m259680) HM
On West Okmulgee Avenue (Business U.S. 62/64) near South 14th Street, on the right when traveling east.
This home at 1405 West Okmulgee Avenue was built in 1904 by J. C. Welch, pioneer merchant and was credited with being one of the most beautiful and lavishly decorated in Indian Territory. Private home no visitors. — — Map (db m259694) HM
On W. Okmulgee St. at 15th St., on the left when traveling west on W. Okmulgee St..
This house was built in 1898 by John R. Thomas, Federal Judge from 1897-1901. As a former congressman from Illinois, his influence was responsible for the increase of the United States Navy from one battleship to that equal other nations of the day. . . . — — Map (db m77870) HM
On this spot
on
May 12, 1898
200 men of
the City of
Muscogee
and the
Indian Territory
were sworn into the service
of their country. They valiantly
defended it's ideals at
San Juan Hill, Cuba
as
Roosevelt's . . . — — Map (db m108920) HM WM
On Honor Heights Drive, on the left when traveling north.
Consolidated U. S. Indian office for Five Civilized Tribes. Cornerstone of old stone building here laid Aug. 18, 1875, in ceremony led by Agent G. W. Ingalls, with address by Wm. P. Ross, Chief, Cherokee Nation; first Masonic cornerstone laying in . . . — — Map (db m108935) HM
On Honor Heights Drive, on the left when traveling north.
Begun in 1875, this Agency was the first building erected by the U.S. government to house the superintendencey [sic] of the Five Civilized Tribes. Used briefly, the building was leased in 1875 to the Baptist Mission Society as a school for the . . . — — Map (db m108939) HM
Dedicated to the memory of the
Muskogee area men who made the
supreme sacrifice for freedom's
cause in Vietnam
by the
Kiwanis Club of Muskogee
Ronald Stewart Allen III SSgt
Jedd Edward Ashby Sgt
Rex Lee Brown PFC
Michael Gene . . . — — Map (db m108921) WM
In Memoriam
to those who served and died
in defense of their country
Spanish American War
Mexican War
World War I
———————————
In Memoriam
to those who fought . . . — — Map (db m108923) WM
On Honor Heights Drive, on the left when traveling north.
(East Elevation)
Erected in commemoration of
members of the Five Civilized Tribes,
whose record of enlistment, conduct in camp,
and fortitude and valor on the battlefield,
added lustre to the triumphant victory of our country
in . . . — — Map (db m108942) HM WM
Near Honey Springs Battlefield Road 2.2 miles north of East 1020 Road, on the right when traveling north.
The infantry bore the brunt of the heaviest fighting. The
concentrated fire of disciplined, well-armed, and drilled
infantrymen proved devastating to the ill-equipped American
Indian and Texas Confederates. An infantry regiment
consisted of . . . — — Map (db m243492) HM
Near Honey Springs Battlefield Road 1.8 miles north of East 1020 Road, on the right when traveling north.
In 1861 there were two Confederate Cherokee regiments: the 1st Cherokee Mounted Rifles under the command of Col. John Drew and the 2nd Cherokee Mounted Rifles commanded by Col. Stand Watie. Confederate authorities promised both regiments they would . . . — — Map (db m243655) HM
Near Honey Springs Battlefield Road 1.9 miles north of East 1020 Road, on the right when traveling north.
The 1st Regiment of Creek Mounted Volunteers was organized in August 1861 under the command of Col. Daniel N. McIntosh. The regiment saw action at Cane Hill, Prairie Grove, and Van Buren in Arkansas, and Round Mountain, Chusto-Talasah, . . . — — Map (db m243649) HM
Near Honey Springs Battlefield Road 2.5 miles north of East 1020 Road, on the right when traveling north.
The Creek Indians loyal to the Union
were driven out of the Indian Territory
into Kansas in December 1861. They
suffered through the next winter with
little food and shelter. Following the
Battle of Pea Ridge, Arkansas, they were
anxious to . . . — — Map (db m243522) HM
Near Honey Springs Battlefield Road 2.5 miles north of East 1020 Road, on the right when traveling north.
The 1st Kansas was one of the first
African American units organized
in the Federal Army. Members were
recruited in August 1862 under the
authority of Kansas Senator James
Lane, but without permission of President
Lincoln. These soldiers were . . . — — Map (db m243516) HM
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