Eagletown: Oldie but Goodie |
Eagletown, also known under its Choctaw name of Osi Tamaha, is one of the oldest towns in Oklahoma. It is also one of the oldest towns that is still active, although its downtown is the worse for wear. |
What was once a courthouse (seriously) in old Eagletown. (Oklahoma Historical Society). |
Arkansas Territory as it appeared in 1819, the year of its creation. The green colored land in the west would be split off in 1824 to become Indian Territory. Eagletown (where the "x" is) sat right along this new border line. (1826 map, courtesy Barry Lawrence Ruderman Antiques) |
Peter Hudson drew this map of Eagletown for the Oklahoma Historical Society in the 1930s. (Chronicles of Oklahoma, vol.10 no.4) |
An 1898 map of Indian Territory shows Eagletown near waterways as well as along the military road (today's US 70). Just to its east is Arkansas. (Library of Congress) |
Downtown Eagletown is full of abandoned gas stations. The town also has a "Mad Man Road." I'd love to know the story behind that name. Mad Man Road was named after the CB handle of a kind and decent man (I think he was a mechanic) who lived in Eagletown.UPDATE (2018): |
Just a few miles west of Eagletown, on the way to Broken Bow, sits this ante-bellum church/ school house that once served Eagletown. |
Want to take a road trip to Eagletown? Then click on this map to find out how to get there. After you're done, head on out to Beaver's Bend State Park just north of Broken Bow for some gorgeous Oklahoma scenery. |
Questions or comments? E-mail me: robin@redriverhistorian.com |
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