World War One
Walter Brown William Woolridge Hula Holliman
World War Two
D.A. Brand Jr. George Kenneth Cariker Ralph Creekmore John R. Elder Joe Sid Folsom Alvia Gregory Hazel Hall Thomas Burnett Howell Quince Albert . . . — — Map (db m231691) WM
On Sept. 1, 1863 Confederates under Brig. Gen. W.L. Cabell ambushed a Union force commanded by Maj. Gen. J.G. Blunt, but were driven off after a three hour battle. Later on July 24, 1864, the Choctaw Battalion led by Capt. Jack McCurtain defeated . . . — — Map (db m77951) HM
Shortly before noon on January 25, 1934. Clyde and his gang drove a stolen blue Plymouth down Dewey and parked just outside of Central National Bank. Clyde Barrow and Raymond Hamilton got out and calmly walked through the front door of the bank . . . — — Map (db m263199) HM
Robert S. Bridgman moved to Poteau from Hackett, Arkansas in the fall of 1896. He was 38 years old. Shortly after arriving, he purchased a moderate one and a half story building off Railroad Avenue, known as Broadway today. That same year, he also . . . — — Map (db m263397) HM
Built in 1922 by Wiley W. Lowery (1877-1944) Hotel Lowrey was designed, owned, and operated for 35 years by Ruth Romines Cook (1892-1982) and her mother Lou Merideth George (1871-1969). In partnership, the community prospered. Kathleen Romines . . . — — Map (db m263400) HM
Captain Edmund McKenna, a Civil War veteran, began construction on this two-story rock building on May 27, 1897. The rock used for the construction of this building was quarried locally and hauled to the site by ox-driven carts. After completion . . . — — Map (db m263396) HM
The Noble building was built in 1900 out of native rock. Built for the Noble and Bird drug store, this building is the second oldest in downtown Poteau. George B. Noble got his start in the drug industry in 1888 in Denison, Texas. While living in . . . — — Map (db m263398) HM
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 . . . — — Map (db m77871) HM
Established June 16, 1834, by 7th Inf., and named in honor of Gen. John Coffee of Tennessee. Abandoned by U.S. Army in November 1838. In 1842 site selected by Choctaw Council and established as Ft. Coffee Academy for Boys. During Civil War . . . — — Map (db m77873) HM
Skullyville was founded in 1832 while removal of Choctaws to what is now Oklahoma was in process. First Choctaw Agency in the West was established here with Major F.W. Armstrong as agent.
The name Skullyville was derived from Choctaw word . . . — — Map (db m64486) HM
(front)
The founding of Skullyville dates back to 1832 when the removal of the Choctaws was in full progress. The old cemetery has all the interest usually attached to these places. Early on our people used rocks and stones to mark their . . . — — Map (db m77924) HM
Depressions in the ground, charcoal from cooing fires, middens or "garbage heaps". stone hoes and pottery fragments are all clues to the prehistoric sites along the Kiamichi River below. These clues reveal that people were farming and storing food . . . — — Map (db m194568) HM
In the early evening of September 26, 1949 many Talihina area residents heard a plane in trouble. They looked up to see a large Air Force B-29 bomber circle overhead. The plane entered a flat spin falling from the sky. It crashed and burned in a . . . — — Map (db m168365) HM
During the Great Depression a national work program was implemented to employ young men - the Civilian Conservation Corps (CCC).
Across the nation, camps were built to house and feed men while they worked building dams, roads, fire towers and . . . — — Map (db m195667) HM
Have you ever wondered how a mountain, river or valley got its name? Deadman Vista inherited an intriguing name, the origin of which is a mystery. One legend suggests that many years ago, horse thieves were caught on a nearby trail. With justice . . . — — Map (db m202832) HM
Old camp ground was here near spring. The road was constructed in 1832 by Capt. John Stuart, 7th U.S. Inf. It had been marked from Ft. Smith to Red River, over this ground by Woodsman, Robert Bean and Jesse Chisholm. — — Map (db m194809) HM
This road extended through the Choctaw Nation over 130 miles of rugged terrain and raging streams. It was blazed by Col Robert Bean and constructed by Captain John Stuart and used to carry supplies and move troops and emigrants through the region. . . . — — Map (db m194906) HM
The history of Oklahoma is filled with stories of horse thieves and cattle rustlers. The tales surrounding Horsethief Spring may not be far from the truth. During the early 1800s, Cherokee and Osage Indians stole horses from each other, and from . . . — — Map (db m195339) HM
The Choctaw Indians placed a high priority on education. Boarding schools and small neighborhood schools existed as early as 1832 in Indian Territory. Although tribal funds supported the schools, missionaries were often responsible for . . . — — Map (db m194565) HM
A typical day at the Stapp Civilian Conservation Corps (CCC) Camp began with reveille at 4:30 am. A hearty breakfast at 5:30 and work began by 6:00. The day's work included crushing rocks, clearing and graveling roads, constructing buildings and . . . — — Map (db m195608) HM
Small discoveries reveal the past. Three spear points found near the ribs of an imperial mammoth in Oklahoma suggest that people lived here at the end of the last Ice Age.
Archaeologists believe that these nomadic people traveled from one . . . — — Map (db m194467) HM
Early Hollywood images of the cavalry charging to the rescue paint an exciting picture of U.S. Army life in the 1800s. However, soldiers posted at frontier garrisons were more likely to wield picks and shovels, than guns and sabers. Road building . . . — — Map (db m194609) HM
As archaeologists study Wister Valley, they uncover an interesting history. Evidence dating back to 1500 BC suggests prehistoric people lived in this valley. Sustaining life required daily hunting, and the gathering of wild plants. As their . . . — — Map (db m179067) HM
After the Civil War, the Indian Territory became known as "Robber's Roost" and the "Land of the Six-Shooter."
Indian Territory was a criminal's paradise during the 1800s. The Choctaw Nation did not escape the impact. Seeking refuge where . . . — — Map (db m195524) HM
The land around you is part of the Choctaw Nation. The Choctaw Indians were relocated in 1832 to Oklahoma when white settlers encroached on their ancestral lands.
From 1832 to 1907, the Choctaw Nation functioned as a country separate from the . . . — — Map (db m179012) HM
A reliable source of water has always drawn people here. Prehistoric people used this site as a temporary camp while hunting and gathering stone for tool making.
From 1838 to 1854, the troops posted to Fort Towson used the military road, . . . — — Map (db m195439) HM
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
Many absentee Shawnee Indians migrated to this region from old Northwest Territory in early 1800s 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
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
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
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
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
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
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
Lake Eufaula was constructed by the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers for the following primary purposes: flood control, water supply, hydroelectric power and to help reduce the amount of sediment that naturally flows into the McClellan-Kerr Navigation . . . — — Map (db m284808) HM
2nd Plaque
In Honor and Remembrance of the Heroes and Victims in the Fight Against Terrorism and to Celebrate the Enduring Spirit of All Americans
Presented by Woodmen of the World — — Map (db m284330) WM
Of all the buildings J.J. McAlester built to support his trading company, the 1893 is the oldest surviving example. Built at the crossroads of the Old Texas Trail and what was known as The California Trail, McAlester placed the building on this site . . . — — Map (db m284323) HM
Organized Baptist women's work in Oklahoma began in July 1876 at Nunny-Cha-ha (High Hill) Baptist Church, then located nine miles S.E. of here. Mrs. C.R. Blackall from Chicago spoke to women of the Choctaw-Chickasaw Baptist Assn. meeting under a . . . — — Map (db m284217) HM
Built by
Great Western Coal and Coke Company
1903
National Register of Historic Places
9 December 1979
Given to City of McAlester
18 March 1987
by
Elmer "Bud" Hale, Jr. — — Map (db m73431) HM
Carl Albert, the forty-sixth Speaker of the House of Representatives, the Congress of the United States, was born here May 10, 1908. A company house located in a coal mining camp remained the family home until past his third birthday. A graduate of . . . — — Map (db m284225) HM
These structures represent the villages that Choctaw people built in Mississippi prior to coming to Oklahoma on the Trail of Tears. Choctaw villages were commonly named after a distinguishing feature of the local area. This representational village . . . — — Map (db m284250) HM
Col. James Jackson McAlester married Rebecca Burney, the sister of Chickasaw Chief Benjamin C. Burney, and the daughter of Judge David Calhoun Burney. Marrying into an allied tribe gave J.J. the rights of tribal membership in the Choctaw Nation . . . — — Map (db m284249) HM
J.J. McAlester had a building on this site which was destroyed by fire on June 14, 1906. The current buildings were constructed in the 1920's.
All the buildings but one are single story units with no basements. The building on the North end is . . . — — Map (db m284325) HM
This site has great historical significance to the beginning of Masonic activities in Indian Territory. In 1877, Basic Masonry (Blue Lodge) came to the small community of approximately 200 people called McAlester. This was the 9th lodge chartered by . . . — — Map (db m284327) HM
Cobbler Charlie Ghiglieri, an Italian immigrant, started his shoe repair business in the second floor of a wooden building. His business prospered and, in 1910, he built this brick building with street level shops and upper level apartments. . . . — — Map (db m284326) HM
Of the many coal mines in the area, one of the largest was the Bolen Mine. Once called "Little Bolen" it was changed to "Bolen" when management was assumed by the Milby Dow division of Old Town Mining Corp. The Bolen mine had a normal production . . . — — Map (db m284219) HM
Dating from 1896, this building, constructed under the guidance of J. J. McAlester to be a bank, was not sustainable for its intended purpose. However, a common practice at the time was to convert old bank buildings into US Post Offices.
In the . . . — — Map (db m284322) HM
The first alarm came in at 1:06 a.m. on June 14, 1906 to the Grand Avenue Fire Station in South McAlester. The station was 1.5 miles away and by the time the firemen reached the scene, several businesses had caught fire, power lines were down and . . . — — Map (db m284328) HM
When J.J. McAlester arrived in Indian Territory, this area was known as Tobucksy County, C.N. (Coal County, Choctaw Nation)
This structure, which is the oldest surviving building in what is now known as Pittsburg County, was built in 1876 by . . . — — Map (db m284229) HM
Historically known as the J.R. Hughes Ranch, the James M. Collins Wildlife Management Area occupies over 25,000 acres. At its zenith, 4,000 head of cattle grazed the land enclosed by more than 125 miles of fence. The Hughes Ranch began in 1904 when . . . — — Map (db m284329) HM
J.E. Wright, D.D.S., opened first permanent dental office in the Indian Territory, Savanna, 1885. He practiced as itinerant dentist at Tishomingo Academy, Stonewall, Johnsonville, and White Bead Hill before settling in Savanna. Moved to South . . . — — Map (db m26088) HM
On April 12, 1945 at 5:30 pm a tornado first touched down southwest of town near the Hall community. At 5:45 pm one of the most devastating tornadoes in the history of the state struck the city of Antlers with a swath of nearly one-half mile wide. . . . — — Map (db m186521) HM
Principal Chief Wilson N. Jones
First Superintendent Rev. Peter J. Hudson
On this site from 1892 thru 1926 stood the Choctaw Nation's Tvshka Homma Female Institute. Due to the lack of educational facilities in the area the Choctaw Tribe voted . . . — — Map (db m221153) HM
The ancient Choctaws believed in a Great Spirit, who possessed supernatural power and was omniscient. Two kinds of spirits, good and bad, surrounded the Choctaw in nature and were continually at war with each other over him. The good spirits . . . — — Map (db m226486) HM
The Choctaw Nation of Oklahoma is an American Indian Tribe organized pursuant to the provisions of the Act of June 26, 1936-49. Stat. 1967, and is federally recognized by the United States government through the Secretary of the Interior. The . . . — — Map (db m225255) HM
Early Choctaw families built summer and winter homes using the abundant materials around them. At the time of the American Revolution, Choctaw summer homes were constructed from a pole framework, sometimes with only one solid wall. Their thatched . . . — — Map (db m226058) HM
Ancestral Choctaw people drew upon sophisticated traditional knowledge to make their clothing. In the summer, women wore fine textile skirts made from the inner bark of the mulberry tree or from softly tanned deer hides. Men wore . . . — — Map (db m225057) HM
Through a series of nine treaties, signed between 1786 and 1830, the Choctaw Tribe ceded the Mississippi/Alabama homeland to the United States in exchange for lands in what is now southeastern Oklahoma. Most Choctaw people opposed these agreements . . . — — Map (db m226561) HM
This is the site of "Nanih Waiya", first Choctaw Capitol and Council Ground where first constitution written in Oklahoma was adopted by Choctaw Nation, 1834. Joseph Kincaid, Thomas LeFlore, and Nitakechi Chiefs. Tuskahoma Council House last Choctaw . . . — — Map (db m221148) HM
World War I Billy, Albert Bobb, Mitchell Brown, Victor Carterby, Ben Colbert, Ben Davenport, George Davenport, Joe Edward, James Frazier, Tobias Hampton, Ben Johnson, Noel Leader, Otis Louis, Solomon Maytubby, Pete . . . — — Map (db m227872) WM
The Choctaw Nation Historical Society organized April 8, 1970 to restore the Choctaw Capitol into a museum for preservation of Choctaw history, heritage, and artifacts. This was during the Administration of Chief Harry J. Belvin. The society . . . — — Map (db m224867) HM
Amos, Morris Bryant Jr., William Burris, Tony ~ Medal of Honor Cole, William Dill, Carl Green, Joe Franklin, Preston Frazier, Elam Kaniatobe, Charles Killingsworth, Leo Mcclure, Jim McCurtain, Buster McCurtain, Isaac . . . — — Map (db m227120) WM
The Choctaw's unique relationship to the Earth and nature is evidenced in the social dances that have been performed for centuries. The Choctaw imitated the playful characteristics of animals, recognized the usefulness and resources of life given . . . — — Map (db m225136) HM
The traditional Choctaw diet included a variety of fruits, vegetables, grains, and meats obtained in a cooperative effort between men, women,
and children. The largest part of this diet was the foods produced
through agriculture. In fact, . . . — — Map (db m226035) HM
The Choctaw game of Ishtaboli, or Stickball, is regarded as the grandfather of all field sports in North America. The game took on the excitement of our present day "Olympics" or "Super Bowl." A bundle of sticks was used to count the number of . . . — — Map (db m225313) HM
The M110 artillery system entered service in 1963 and saw action during Vietnam, Operation Desert Shield, and Desert Storm. It can fire high explosive (HE), Fragmentation (Frag), and Nuclear Rounds. It fires one round per minute. The M110A2 Howitzer . . . — — Map (db m229044) HM
The M113 series entered service in 1960. It saw action in the Vietnam War (1955-1975), Yom Kippur War (1973). This particular variant was produced in 1979 and saw action in the invasion of Panama (1989-1990), Iran-Iraq War (1980-1988), Persian . . . — — Map (db m228941) HM
The M29 series 81 mm mortar entered service in 1952. The M29 consists of three major parts; the tube, the base plate which consisted of an outer ring weighing 21 lbs and an inner ring weighing 24 lbs, and bipod which contained the M34A2 sight and . . . — — Map (db m229006) HM
The M60 series tanks entered service with the army in 1960. The M60A3 which incorporated improvements to the gunfire control and entered service in 1978. This M60 form became the most advanced American main battle tank in service during the early . . . — — Map (db m227895) HM
Pushmataha is considered by many to have been the greatest Choctaw Chief, and is certainly one of the best-known Native Americans from his era. His name may be derived from the phrase "Apushi-mvt-taha", which literally means "I have left my . . . — — Map (db m225054) HM
Formal education for the Choctaws began in the early 1800's with the support of missionaries and the establishment of academies and seminaries and a network of "neighborhood" and "Sabbath schools."
Cyrus Byington and Loren S. Williams, . . . — — Map (db m225842) HM
This building was erected in 1884 during term of Chief Jackson McCurtain who made his farewell address there. It housed the offices of Chief, Secretary, Attorney, Treasurer, Auditor and two house Legislature. Now serves as a museum.
. . . — — Map (db m224776) HM
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