Military Road - Choctaw Trail of Tears
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N 34° 01.568 W 094° 44.243
15S E 339596 N 3766414
Located on W. Craig RD (US 70) in Broken Bow, OK.
Waymark Code: WM7N3F
Location: Oklahoma, United States
Date Posted: 11/11/2009
Views: 18
Military Road
Choctaw Trail of Tears
Cut from Washington, Ark., to Fort Towson in 1831 for removal of Choctaws from Miss., became known is 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 until early 1900s. Imported early Choctaw settlements on road were Harris Mill, Eagletown, Lukfata. Wheelock and Clear Creek. Segments of road still identifiable still visible.
Oklahoma historical Society
203 -- 1995
County: McCurtain
Record Address::
110 West Craig Road
Broken Bow, Texas United States
74728
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Date Erected: 1995
Sponsor (Who put it there): Oklahoma Historical Society
Web site if available: Not listed
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