The oldest jail in Oklahoma still stands near Kerr Lake at Tamaha. Tamaha was one of the earliest port towns and trading centers in the Choctaw Nation, I.T.. Choctaws were brought from Mississippi up ... The oldest jail in Oklahoma still stands near Kerr Lake at Tamaha. Tamaha was one of the earliest port towns and trading centers in the Choctaw Nation, I.T.. Choctaws were brought from Mississippi up the Arkansas River to Tamaha on steamboats as early as 1831.
Tamaha, OK Pioneer HistoryTamaha is the site of the only civil war naval battle fought in Oklahoma. - Confederate Indian forces, led by Cherokee Brig. Gen. Stand Waitie, were forced aground and captured the union steamboat, J.R. Williams, with cargo valued at $120,000, on June 15th, 1864.
Tamaha, OK BattlesitesEarly day mining exhibits are displayed in a 1901 coal mining house with furnishings and mining history artifacts dating from...
Albert and Mary Frazier share a private collection of great Gene Autry and Roy Rogers memorabilia....
The old Choate House was built by a leader of the Choctaw Nation. The 1867 log cabin displays pre-statehood furniture....
Operated by ODWC, 31 acres, boat ramp, fishing jetty, swimming. ...