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Deputy U.S. Marshal James Nakedhead

McIntosh County
Location: on OK-150 in Lake Eufaula State Park
Coordinates: 35.419127, -95.628342
Material: Granite
Sponsor(s): Sammy and Claudia Nakedhead and the Oklahoma Historical Society
Topics: American Indians; Government; Recreational/Service; Territorial Period, 1861–1907

James Nakedhead was a deputy US marshal killed in the line of duty in Indian Territory on February 27, 1895. A Cherokee policeman, he was the first town marshal of Tahlequah in 1890.

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