Historical Marker Program

Mekasukey Academy

Seminole County
Location: on OK-59 near junction with NS 3540 Rd, approximately four miles southwest of Seminole
Coordinates: 35.188407, -96.707079
Material: Aluminum
Sponsor(s): Oklahoma Historical Society and the Oklahoma Department of Transportation
Topics: American Indians; Early Statehood, 1907–1941; Education; Territorial Period, 1861–1907

Established by the Seminole Nation, Mekasukey Academy opened in 1891 to educate Seminole boys. Mekasukey (“Mikasuki”) was named for one of the “war towns” of the Seminole Nation. The school became coeducational by 1914. Mekasukey Academy closed in 1930, and the building later burned down.