Prelude to a State Boggy Depot's contribution to Oklahoma outlasted all her structures, for it was the source of the state's name. Chief Allen Wright, principal chief of the Choctaw Nation, suggested the word "Oklahoma" (meaning "Red People") in 1866
Atoka, OK Historic TownsThe "burying ground" was first used by emigrants traveling on the Butterfield Stage road who camped at a spring, which was later called "Harkins' Spring," just north of the Middle Boggy River (today known as the Muddy Boggy).
Atoka, OK CemeteriesThe museum offers a unique look into the varied history of southeastern Oklahoma. From pre-historic bones, the Choctaw Trail of Tears and a stop on the Butterfield Stage Line, to homegrown talents Reba McEntire and the late Lane Frost, the museum and it'
Atoka, OK MuseumsAtoka golf club is a public 9-hole course with bent grass greens with water in play. It was built in 1964, and designed by Fl...
The Travertine Nature Center, located on Travertine Creek near the eastern edge of the Platt Historic District in the Chickas...
77-ft waterfall, trails, cabins, bathhouse, camping, electrical hook-ups....