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Smithville

McCurtain County
Location: on US-259, 1/4 mile west of Smithville
Coordinates: 34.471520, -94.654520
Material: Granite
Sponsor(s): McCurtain County Historical Society
Topics: Early Statehood, 1907–1941; Education; Indian and Frontier Trade; Religion/Philosophy; Territorial Era, 1861–1907

Town's original name was Hatobi, but it was renamed in 1890 for Joshua Smith. A nearby salt lick inspired the name of Big Lick Presbyterian Church, founded in the 1830s. Folsom Training School operated here from 1921 to 1933.

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