Historical Marker Program

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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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Tvshka Homma Female Institute

Pushmataha County
Location: OK-2, approximately five miles north of Clayton
Coordinates: 34.645943, -95.322480
Material: Granite
Sponsor(s): Choctaw Nation
Topics: American Indians; Education; Territorial Period, 1861–1907

The Tvshka Homma Female Institute opened in 1892. The building was completed for $22,000 under provisions made by the Choctaw General Council. Peter J. Hudson served as the school’s first superintendent. A post office, known as “Lyceum,” opened at the school with Nellie Wakefield as postmistress. Later known as Tvshka Homma Academy, the facility continued to operate as a girls’ school until 1926, when it was accidentally destroyed by fire.