Historical Marker

Chief Pushmataha

North of Muskogee, Oklahoma. It's one of four makers off U. S. 69 before the overpass near a RV Park. (Between W 60th St. and the Turnpike) · Wagoner

Oklahoma marker

Inscription

Choctaw Indians made hunting expedition from Mississippi to this region, Jan. 1807, led by famous Chief Pushmataha. Camped east on Verdigris River was Joseph Bogy, French trader among Osages, whose armed men engaged Pushmataha’s band in battle at the trading camp. Bogy’s men were put to rout by the Choctaws.

Oklahoma Historical Society, 1995

Location

AddressNorth of Muskogee, Oklahoma. It's one of four makers off U. S. 69 before the overpass near a RV Park. (Between W 60th St. and the Turnpike)
CountyWagoner
StateOklahoma
Coordinates35.832300, -95.402520

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