Creek Capitol - Okmulgee, Oklahoma
Posted by: Groundspeak Regular Member gparkes
N 35° 37.385 W 095° 58.000
15S E 231315 N 3946197
This historical marker is located behind the old Creek Council House.
Waymark Code: WM8HYQ
Location: Oklahoma, United States
Date Posted: 04/06/2010
Published By:Groundspeak Premium Member YoSam.
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Creek Capitol

Erected 1878, Ward Coachman, Principal Chief, Creek Nation organized 1867 under written constitution, and Okmulgee named as capital. Noted Chiefs here included Samuel Checote, Joseph Perryman, Isparhecher, Pleasant Porter. "Okmulgee Constitution" written here in Inter-Tribal Council, 1870, intended for organization of all Indian Territory.

Oklahoma Historical Society and State Highway Commission, 1949

County: Okmulgee County

Record Address::
106 West 6th Street
Okmulgee, OK USA
74447

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Date Erected: 1949

Sponsor (Who put it there): Oklahoma Historical Society and State Highway Commission
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