Historical Marker Program

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Antlers Tornado

Pushmataha County
Location: on OK-3 at the railroad depot in Antlers
Topics: Industrial Period, 1841–1892; Natural Resources

On April 12, 1945, a tornado dipped down in Antlers, killing 86 people and leaving 1,500 homeless. The tornado continued on a deadly track to the northeast.

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Choctaw Nation Capitol Building

Pushmataha County
Location: on OK-2, one mile north of US-271 junction
Topics: American Indians; Government; Territorial Period, 1861–1907

The last Choctaw capitol was erected here in 1884. The tribal government was housed in the building until statehood. The Choctaw Nation's headquarters are now located in Durant.

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Hardy Creek

Pushmataha County
Location: Hwy-271, 7.6 miles south of Clayton, Oklahoma
Sponsor(s): Leona Mars, Granddaughter
Topics: American Indians; Indian and Frontier Trade; Transportation; Water; Westward Expansion, 1803–1861

Thomas Hardy, a Choctaw Indian from Nashoba, Oklahoma, camped at this creek bank before and after he went to Clayton, Oklahoma, to buy supplies. People started identifying this creek as Hardy Creek.

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Tushka Home Female

Pushmataha County
Location: in the Clayton vicinity
Material: Granite slab

Note: This marker is no longer standing.