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Tishomingo

Johnston County
Location: on OK-99 west of Tishomingo
Material: Aluminum
Topics: American Indians; Government; Settlement Patterns; Transportation; Urban Development; Westward Expansion, 1803–1861

The capital of the Chickasaw Nation was named after the last war chief of the Chickasaws, Tishomingo, who died on the Trail of Tears during removal from Mississippi. Soon after its founding in 1856, Tishomingo became the trade and cultural center of the Chickasaw Nation.

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