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.
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