1898 - Chickasaw Capitol Building - Tishomingo, OK - Dated Buildings and Cornerstones on Waymarking.com

Complementing the standard cornerstone text on the front of the cornerstone, the Great Seal of the Chickasaw Nation is on the second side, with a weathered depiction of a Chickasaw man.

An Oklahoma Historical Marker --- one of several on the grounds -- provides some history. It has the emblem of the Chickasaw Historical Society and the Great Seal of the Chickasaw Nation, and reads:

Chickasha Nan Apisa Aboa
-Chickasaw Capitol-

Construction began April 1898 on the Chickasaw Capitol Building. A stately structure overlooking the town of Tishomingo, it was built of red granite from the Pennington Creek quarry of Gov. R.M. Harris. Granite blocks weighing 175 lbs. per cubic foot were pulled to the Capitol grounds by horses and mules.

Completed in seven months for a total cost of $15,000, the Victorian, Gothic-style building is over 8,000 square feet. It was dedicated on November 17, 1898, and served as the Chickasaw National Capitol until 1906.

The Chickasaw National Capitol was sold to Johnston County in 1910 for $7,500. Negotiations for repurchasing the building were first started by Governor Overton James in the 1960s. Tribal ownership was reclaimed by Governor Bill Anoatubby in 1992 for the sum of $575,000.

Today, our Capitol is a reminder that the Chickasaw people of yesterday fought for their tribal identity and independence.

The great unconquered and unconquerable Chickasaws are home.

Year of construction: 1898 Full inscription: Chickasaw National Capitol A.D. 1898. Erected Under an Act Approved Nov. 8, 1897 --- Building Committee R.M. Harris - Chairman C.D. Carter - Sec't. N.L. Murray W.M. Rennie Cross-listed waymark: Not listed

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