3 mi. NE of Bokchito, Bokchito, Oklahoma. County/parish: Bryan.
Added to the National Register of Historic Places April 13, 1972. NRIS 72001056.
1 contributing site.
Chahta Tamaha (Choctaw Town) served as the capital of the Choctaw Nation from 1863 to 1883 in Indian Territory. The town developed initially around the Armstrong Academy, which was operated by Protestant religious missionaries from 1844 to 1861 to serve Choctaw boys. After the capital was relocated to another town, this community declined.
The townsite is located in present-day Bryan County, Oklahoma. In the mid-19th century it had commercial presence. It included a trading post and church. Although the capital had moved, Armstrong Academy was reopened in 1883 to serve only orphaned boys. It was not rebuilt after being destroyed by fire in 1921. Today nothing is left of the town or the Academy. The Armstrong Academy Site is listed on the National Register of Historic Places.
(read more...)National Park Service documentation: https://catalog.archives.gov/id/86510742