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Location: off OK 9 in Posey Park, in Eufaula
Coordinates: 35.288483, -95.585067
Sponsored by: Oklahoma Historical Society and the Oklahoma Department of Transportation
Material: Aluminum
Note: This marker was originally located in Vivian (8 miles west of Eufaula) and moved to its present location at an unknown date. The marker text indicating the location of Posey’s birthplace in relation to the marker is now incorrect.
Topics: American Indians, Arts, Territorial Period 1861–1907, Mass Communication, Government
This famous Creek poet and journalist's life prematurely ended when he drowned in the North Canadian River near Eufaula on May 27, 1908. Alexander Posey was the editor of newspapers, a member of the Dawes Commission, and widely known for his poems such as "Ode to Sequoyah."
Location: on BUS-69 in Greenwood Cemetery north of Eufaula
Coordinates: 35.293967, -95.582650
Sponsored by: Oklahoma Methodist Historical Society
Material: Stone monument with bronze plaque
Topics: Religion/Philosophy, Education, American Indians
Stones that make up the monument are from the original buildings of Asbury Manual Labor School (est. 1847). The original site of the school lies under Lake Eufaula. Monument dedicated to Methodist missionaries who established the school for Native children and youth.
Location: on BUS-69 in Greenwood Cemetery north of Eufaula
Coordinates: 35.293933, -95.582783
Sponsored by: Oklahoma Baptist Historical Commission
Material: Aluminum
Topics: Religion/Philosophy, Family/Household, Westward Expansion 1803–1861
Dr. Henry F. Buckner, called the "apostle to the Creeks," and members of his family are buried here, having been moved from the Buckner home now under Lake Eufaula. Buckner came to the Creeks as a Baptist missionary in 1849.
Location: at Eufaula Indian community at Seventh and Forest in Eufaula
Sponsored by: Oklahoma Historical Society
Topics: Military, Government, American Indians, Social/Cultural, Recreational/Service
Confederate Commissioner Albert Pike met with Creek leaders at North Fork Town, now covered by the waters of Lake Eufaula, on July 10, 1861, to sign a treaty in which the Creeks pledged their support to the South in the Civil War.
Location: on OK-150 in Lake Eufaula State Park
Coordinates: 35.419127, -95.628342
Sponsored by: Oklahoma Historical Society
Material: Granite
Topics: Government, Recreational/Service, American Indians, Territorial Period 1861–1907
James Nakedhead was a deputy US marshal killed in the line of duty in Indian Territory on February 27, 1895. A Cherokee policeman, he was the first town marshal of Tahlequah in 1890. He was a Cherokee policeman and the first town marshal in Tahlequah in 1890.
Location: near S. 6th Street and Forest Avenue at Creek Nation Health Clinic in Eufaula
Coordinates: 35.282639, -95.591389
Sponsored by: Oklahoma Historical Society
Material: Granite
Topics: American Indians, Religion/Philosophy, Social/Culture
To the Creeks, the Green Corn dance was a major annual religious celebration of the harvest season. Around a central fire, men, women, and children dressed in colorful costumes, danced, chanted, and sang. After the rites, green corn was served.
Location: in Greenwood Cemetery north of Eufaula
Topics: Religion/Philosophy, Family/Household, Westward Expansion 1803–1861
Commemorates the work of Dr. Henry F. Buckner
Location: on grounds of Honey Springs Battlefield Historic Site, Checotah vicinity
Coordinates: 35.530309, -95.486041
Material: Granite
Topics: Military, Ethnic Diversity, Government, American Indians, Territorial Period 1861–1907
Five granite markers commemorate those who fought in the Civil War Battle of Honey Springs on July 17, 1863. Included are markers dedicated to Union soldiers, the Five Tribes, the First Regiment of Kansas Colored Volunteers, Confederate soldiers, and Texas Confederate soldiers. Marker sponsors include the Oklahoma Historical Society, the Intertribal Council of the Five Civilized Tribes, the Community Heritage Recognition Community, and Daughters of the Confederacy.
Location: at intersection of N. Broadway St. (BUS-69) and W. North Ave. in Checotah
Coordinates: 35.478463, -95.521519
Sponsored by: Checotah Landmark Preservation Society
Material: Other (Interpretive Panel set in brick arch)
Topics: Transportation, Early Statehood 1907-1941
The Jefferson Highway (circa 1920) was a 2,290-mile transcontinental roadway from Winnipeg, Canada, to New Orleans, Louisiana. The highway through Checotah ran North Broadway to Gentry Avenue, then on Southwest 2nd Street and back to South Broadway. The route formed what became US Highway 69.
Location: at the intersection of Elm and Main Streets in Eufaula
Coordinates: 35.290390, -95.582318
Sponsored by: City of Eufaula and the Oklahoma Historical Society
Material: Aluminum
Note: Marker is currently missing
Topics: American Indians, Military, Westward Expansion 1803–1861
Important center of Texas Road in Creek Nation, from 1836. Post office established at Micco, 1853. Albert Pike secured treaties for Confederate States, signed here, 1861, by Choctaw, Chickasaw, and Creek Nations., Asbury School approved by Creek Council and supervised by Methodist Board established near here, 1848.
Location: on grounds of Katy Depot Museum and Visitor Center in Checotah
Coordinates: 35.471295, -95.536944
Material: Granite
Topics: Military, Industrial Period, 1941 to 1982
Paul Henry Carr died during World War II in the Battle of Leyte Gulf, October 25, 1944. He was awarded a posthumous Silver Star for his "outstanding technical skill" and "courageous initiative" on the USS Samuel B. Roberts during the battle.
Location: in community of Rentiesville
Coordinates: 35.522796, -95.496731
Sponsored by: Oklahoma Historical Society
Material: Other (Interpretive Panel)
Topics: Ethnic Diversity, Urban Development, Settlement Patterns, Territorial Period 1861–1907, Early Statehood Early Statehood 1907–1941
Rentiesville is one of thirteen All-Black towns, out of more than fifty that once existed, remaining in Oklahoma. While Tullahassee is reportedly the oldest, most were established between 1889 and 1907 as African Americans sought security and control of their own destiny in a segregated world. Rentiesville was founded in 1903 and a post office opened in 1904. The town soon boasted a lumber store, cotton gin, and several businesses. It is the birthplace of historian John Hope Franklin and hosts the Dusk 'til Dawn Blues Festival each year.
Location: at intersection of OK-9 and NS-411 (OBHC)
Coordinates: 35.289504, -95.698383
Sponsored by: Oklahoma Baptist Historical Commission
Material: Aluminum
Topics: Social/Cultural, Religion/Philosophy, Folklife, Territorial Period 1861–1907
Annie Walker Armstrong was corresponding secretary of the Woman's Missionary Union of the Southern Baptist Convention which sent missionaries to the area. The church was founded here in 1867. Nearby is another marker that notes the rock that Armstrong used to mount her horse during a visit to the church in 1900.
Location: in community of Vernon
Coordinates: 35.216608, -95.926825
Sponsored by: Oklahoma Historical Society
Material: Other (Interpretive Panel)
Topics: Urban Development, Ethnic Diversity, Religion/Philosophy, Early Statehood 1907–1941
Vernon is one of thirteen All-Black towns, out of more than fifty that once existed, remaining in Oklahoma. While Tullahassee is reportedly the oldest, most were established between 1889 and 1907 as African Americans sought security and control of their own destiny in a segregated world. Vernon, established in March 1912, is named for William T. Vernon, a minister and bishop in the African Methodist Episcopal Church, who also served as registrar of the United States Treasury from 1906 to 1912 under President Theodore Roosevelt and William Taft.
Location: in Lake Eufaula State Park
Topics: Government, Recreational/Service, Social/Cultural, Industrial Period 1841–1892
A tribute to Oklahoma Highway Patrol trooper Bill Walker and Fountainhead State Park superintendent Leo Newton who were gunned down in a shoot-out in 1971.
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Alexander Posey
McIntosh CountyLocation: off OK 9 in Posey Park, in Eufaula
Coordinates: 35.288483, -95.585067
Sponsored by: Oklahoma Historical Society and the Oklahoma Department of Transportation
Material: Aluminum
Note: This marker was originally located in Vivian (8 miles west of Eufaula) and moved to its present location at an unknown date. The marker text indicating the location of Posey’s birthplace in relation to the marker is now incorrect.
Topics: American Indians, Arts, Territorial Period 1861–1907, Mass Communication, Government
This famous Creek poet and journalist's life prematurely ended when he drowned in the North Canadian River near Eufaula on May 27, 1908. Alexander Posey was the editor of newspapers, a member of the Dawes Commission, and widely known for his poems such as "Ode to Sequoyah."
Asbury Manual Labor School
McIntosh CountyLocation: on BUS-69 in Greenwood Cemetery north of Eufaula
Coordinates: 35.293967, -95.582650
Sponsored by: Oklahoma Methodist Historical Society
Material: Stone monument with bronze plaque
Topics: Religion/Philosophy, Education, American Indians
Stones that make up the monument are from the original buildings of Asbury Manual Labor School (est. 1847). The original site of the school lies under Lake Eufaula. Monument dedicated to Methodist missionaries who established the school for Native children and youth.
Buckner Cemetery
McIntosh CountyLocation: on BUS-69 in Greenwood Cemetery north of Eufaula
Coordinates: 35.293933, -95.582783
Sponsored by: Oklahoma Baptist Historical Commission
Material: Aluminum
Topics: Religion/Philosophy, Family/Household, Westward Expansion 1803–1861
Dr. Henry F. Buckner, called the "apostle to the Creeks," and members of his family are buried here, having been moved from the Buckner home now under Lake Eufaula. Buckner came to the Creeks as a Baptist missionary in 1849.
Creek Council Ground
McIntosh CountyLocation: at Eufaula Indian community at Seventh and Forest in Eufaula
Sponsored by: Oklahoma Historical Society
Topics: Military, Government, American Indians, Social/Cultural, Recreational/Service
Confederate Commissioner Albert Pike met with Creek leaders at North Fork Town, now covered by the waters of Lake Eufaula, on July 10, 1861, to sign a treaty in which the Creeks pledged their support to the South in the Civil War.
Deputy U.S. Marshal James Nakedhead
McIntosh CountyLocation: on OK-150 in Lake Eufaula State Park
Coordinates: 35.419127, -95.628342
Sponsored by: Oklahoma Historical Society
Material: Granite
Topics: Government, Recreational/Service, American Indians, Territorial Period 1861–1907
James Nakedhead was a deputy US marshal killed in the line of duty in Indian Territory on February 27, 1895. A Cherokee policeman, he was the first town marshal of Tahlequah in 1890. He was a Cherokee policeman and the first town marshal in Tahlequah in 1890.
Green Corn Dance
McIntosh CountyLocation: near S. 6th Street and Forest Avenue at Creek Nation Health Clinic in Eufaula
Coordinates: 35.282639, -95.591389
Sponsored by: Oklahoma Historical Society
Material: Granite
Topics: American Indians, Religion/Philosophy, Social/Culture
To the Creeks, the Green Corn dance was a major annual religious celebration of the harvest season. Around a central fire, men, women, and children dressed in colorful costumes, danced, chanted, and sang. After the rites, green corn was served.
Henry Frieland Buckner
McIntosh CountyLocation: in Greenwood Cemetery north of Eufaula
Topics: Religion/Philosophy, Family/Household, Westward Expansion 1803–1861
Commemorates the work of Dr. Henry F. Buckner
Honey Springs Battlefield
McIntosh CountyLocation: on grounds of Honey Springs Battlefield Historic Site, Checotah vicinity
Coordinates: 35.530309, -95.486041
Material: Granite
Topics: Military, Ethnic Diversity, Government, American Indians, Territorial Period 1861–1907
Five granite markers commemorate those who fought in the Civil War Battle of Honey Springs on July 17, 1863. Included are markers dedicated to Union soldiers, the Five Tribes, the First Regiment of Kansas Colored Volunteers, Confederate soldiers, and Texas Confederate soldiers. Marker sponsors include the Oklahoma Historical Society, the Intertribal Council of the Five Civilized Tribes, the Community Heritage Recognition Community, and Daughters of the Confederacy.
Jefferson Highway
McIntosh CountyLocation: at intersection of N. Broadway St. (BUS-69) and W. North Ave. in Checotah
Coordinates: 35.478463, -95.521519
Sponsored by: Checotah Landmark Preservation Society
Material: Other (Interpretive Panel set in brick arch)
Topics: Transportation, Early Statehood 1907-1941
The Jefferson Highway (circa 1920) was a 2,290-mile transcontinental roadway from Winnipeg, Canada, to New Orleans, Louisiana. The highway through Checotah ran North Broadway to Gentry Avenue, then on Southwest 2nd Street and back to South Broadway. The route formed what became US Highway 69.
North Fork Town
McIntosh CountyLocation: at the intersection of Elm and Main Streets in Eufaula
Coordinates: 35.290390, -95.582318
Sponsored by: City of Eufaula and the Oklahoma Historical Society
Material: Aluminum
Note: Marker is currently missing
Topics: American Indians, Military, Westward Expansion 1803–1861
Important center of Texas Road in Creek Nation, from 1836. Post office established at Micco, 1853. Albert Pike secured treaties for Confederate States, signed here, 1861, by Choctaw, Chickasaw, and Creek Nations., Asbury School approved by Creek Council and supervised by Methodist Board established near here, 1848.
Paul Henry Carr
McIntosh CountyLocation: on grounds of Katy Depot Museum and Visitor Center in Checotah
Coordinates: 35.471295, -95.536944
Material: Granite
Topics: Military, Industrial Period, 1941 to 1982
Paul Henry Carr died during World War II in the Battle of Leyte Gulf, October 25, 1944. He was awarded a posthumous Silver Star for his "outstanding technical skill" and "courageous initiative" on the USS Samuel B. Roberts during the battle.
Rentiesville
McIntosh CountyLocation: in community of Rentiesville
Coordinates: 35.522796, -95.496731
Sponsored by: Oklahoma Historical Society
Material: Other (Interpretive Panel)
Topics: Ethnic Diversity, Urban Development, Settlement Patterns, Territorial Period 1861–1907, Early Statehood Early Statehood 1907–1941
Rentiesville is one of thirteen All-Black towns, out of more than fifty that once existed, remaining in Oklahoma. While Tullahassee is reportedly the oldest, most were established between 1889 and 1907 as African Americans sought security and control of their own destiny in a segregated world. Rentiesville was founded in 1903 and a post office opened in 1904. The town soon boasted a lumber store, cotton gin, and several businesses. It is the birthplace of historian John Hope Franklin and hosts the Dusk 'til Dawn Blues Festival each year.
Tuskegee Baptist Church
McIntosh CountyLocation: at intersection of OK-9 and NS-411 (OBHC)
Coordinates: 35.289504, -95.698383
Sponsored by: Oklahoma Baptist Historical Commission
Material: Aluminum
Topics: Social/Cultural, Religion/Philosophy, Folklife, Territorial Period 1861–1907
Annie Walker Armstrong was corresponding secretary of the Woman's Missionary Union of the Southern Baptist Convention which sent missionaries to the area. The church was founded here in 1867. Nearby is another marker that notes the rock that Armstrong used to mount her horse during a visit to the church in 1900.
Vernon
McIntosh CountyLocation: in community of Vernon
Coordinates: 35.216608, -95.926825
Sponsored by: Oklahoma Historical Society
Material: Other (Interpretive Panel)
Topics: Urban Development, Ethnic Diversity, Religion/Philosophy, Early Statehood 1907–1941
Vernon is one of thirteen All-Black towns, out of more than fifty that once existed, remaining in Oklahoma. While Tullahassee is reportedly the oldest, most were established between 1889 and 1907 as African Americans sought security and control of their own destiny in a segregated world. Vernon, established in March 1912, is named for William T. Vernon, a minister and bishop in the African Methodist Episcopal Church, who also served as registrar of the United States Treasury from 1906 to 1912 under President Theodore Roosevelt and William Taft.
Walker and Newton
McIntosh CountyLocation: in Lake Eufaula State Park
Topics: Government, Recreational/Service, Social/Cultural, Industrial Period 1841–1892
A tribute to Oklahoma Highway Patrol trooper Bill Walker and Fountainhead State Park superintendent Leo Newton who were gunned down in a shoot-out in 1971.
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