Historical Marker

First Military Road

Hwy-63 & Hwy-1 East 8 mi. Talihina, Oklahoma. / On U. S. Highway 271 on Winding Stair Mountain, about eight miles northeast of Talihina, Le Flore County. * · Talihina · LeFlore

Oklahoma marker

Inscription

Constructed by Captain John Stuart, of the Seventh Infantry, in 1832, the road ran between Fort Smith, Arkansas and Fort Towson in the Choctaw Nation. The route was originally marked by Robert Bean and Jesse Chisholm and served to unite the new frontier posts that were established with the removal of the Five Civilized Tribes to present-day Oklahoma.

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Location

AddressHwy-63 & Hwy-1 East 8 mi. Talihina, Oklahoma. / On U. S. Highway 271 on Winding Stair Mountain, about eight miles northeast of Talihina, Le Flore County. *
CityTalihina
CountyLeFlore
StateOklahoma
Coordinates34.796502, -94.954850

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