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Marking the Butterfield: Retracing the Indian Territory Segment of the 1858-61 Butterfield Overland Mail Stagecoach Road (open access)

Marking the Butterfield: Retracing the Indian Territory Segment of the 1858-61 Butterfield Overland Mail Stagecoach Road

In 2018 the National Park Service recommended that the Butterfield Overland Mail Stagecoach Road be designated a National Historic Trail. Sixty years earlier, OHS staff marked this important trade and transit route with historical markers. This article retraces the road, describing the landmarks as they appeared on the 1958 trek as well as their present conditions.
Date: Spring 2019
Creator: Dragoo, Susan Penn
Object Type: Article
System: The Gateway to Oklahoma History
Mary Alice Hearrell Murray: A Chickasaw Girl in Indian Territory (open access)

Mary Alice Hearrell Murray: A Chickasaw Girl in Indian Territory

Article examines the early life of Alice Hearell Murray and her impact on the beginning of the career of her husband, William "Alfalfa Bill" Murray.
Date: Winter 2014
Creator: Reese, Linda Williams
Object Type: Article
System: The Gateway to Oklahoma History
One Succeeded, One Did Not: Bacone College and the Oklahoma Presbyterian College, 1910-80 (open access)

One Succeeded, One Did Not: Bacone College and the Oklahoma Presbyterian College, 1910-80

Article explores the success and failure of two American Indian institutions of higher education; Bacone College and Oklahoma Presbyterian College. While Bacone still serves students in the twenty-first century, Oklahoma Presbyterian closed in the 1960s. This article identifies the reasons why Bacone survived, and Oklahoma Presbyterian College did not.
Date: Spring 2013
Creator: Crum, Steven J.
Object Type: Article
System: The Gateway to Oklahoma History
“Educate or We Perish”: The Armstrong Academy’s History as Part of the Choctaw Educational System (open access)

“Educate or We Perish”: The Armstrong Academy’s History as Part of the Choctaw Educational System

Article explores the evolution of Armstrong Academy, a boarding school for American Indian boys, from its opening in 1845 to its untimely closing in 1920.
Date: Autumn 2011
Creator: Miles, Dennis
Object Type: Article
System: The Gateway to Oklahoma History
On the Gallows' Edge: Capital Punishment, Appeals, and Presidential Clemency in Indian Territory, 1896-1907 (open access)

On the Gallows' Edge: Capital Punishment, Appeals, and Presidential Clemency in Indian Territory, 1896-1907

This article continues Von Creel's study of the administration of justice in Indian Territory courts and expands upon the application of capital punishment. Von Creel details the cases of nine individuals who were convicted of capital crimes but who escaped hanging. Their stories involve the complicated legal processes of appeal, application for presidential clemency, commutation of sentence, and post-verdict motions.
Date: Summer 2006
Creator: Creel, Von Russell
Object Type: Article
System: The Gateway to Oklahoma History

Fort Washita

Photograph of a scene during the Fur Trading Days event, at Fort Washita.
Date: April 2006
Creator: Argo, Jim
Object Type: Photograph
System: The Gateway to Oklahoma History

Fort Washita

Photograph of a scene during the Fur Trading Days event, at Fort Washita.
Date: April 2006
Creator: Argo, Jim
Object Type: Photograph
System: The Gateway to Oklahoma History

Fort Washita

Photograph of a scene during the Fur Trading Days event, at Fort Washita.
Date: April 2006
Creator: Argo, Jim
Object Type: Photograph
System: The Gateway to Oklahoma History

Fort Washita

Photograph of a scene during the Fur Trading Days event, at Fort Washita.
Date: April 2006
Creator: Argo, Jim
Object Type: Photograph
System: The Gateway to Oklahoma History

Fort Washita

Photograph of a scene during the Fur Trading Days event, at Fort Washita.
Date: April 2006
Creator: Argo, Jim
Object Type: Photograph
System: The Gateway to Oklahoma History

Fort Washita

Photograph of a scene during the Fur Trading Days event, at Fort Washita.
Date: April 2006
Creator: Argo, Jim
Object Type: Photograph
System: The Gateway to Oklahoma History

Fort Washita

Photograph of a scene during the Fur Trading Days event, at Fort Washita.
Date: April 2006
Creator: Argo, Jim
Object Type: Photograph
System: The Gateway to Oklahoma History

Fort Washita

Photograph of a scene during the Fur Trading Days event, at Fort Washita.
Date: April 2006
Creator: Argo, Jim
Object Type: Photograph
System: The Gateway to Oklahoma History

Fort Washita

Photograph of a scene during the Fur Trading Days event, at Fort Washita.
Date: April 2006
Creator: Argo, Jim
Object Type: Photograph
System: The Gateway to Oklahoma History

Fort Washita

Photograph of a scene during the Fur Trading Days event, at Fort Washita.
Date: April 2006
Creator: Argo, Jim
Object Type: Photograph
System: The Gateway to Oklahoma History

Fort Washita

Photograph of a scene during the Fur Trading Days event, at Fort Washita.
Date: April 2006
Creator: Argo, Jim
Object Type: Photograph
System: The Gateway to Oklahoma History

Fort Washita

Photograph of a scene during the Fur Trading Days event, at Fort Washita.
Date: April 2006
Creator: Argo, Jim
Object Type: Photograph
System: The Gateway to Oklahoma History

Fort Washita

Photograph of a scene during the Fur Trading Days event, at Fort Washita.
Date: April 2006
Creator: Argo, Jim
Object Type: Photograph
System: The Gateway to Oklahoma History

Fort Washita

Photograph of a scene during the Fur Trading Days event, at Fort Washita.
Date: April 2006
Creator: Argo, Jim
Object Type: Photograph
System: The Gateway to Oklahoma History

Fort Washita

Photograph of a scene during the Fur Trading Days event, at Fort Washita.
Date: April 2006
Creator: Argo, Jim
Object Type: Photograph
System: The Gateway to Oklahoma History

Fort Washita

Photograph of a scene during the Fur Trading Days event, at Fort Washita.
Date: April 2006
Creator: Argo, Jim
Object Type: Photograph
System: The Gateway to Oklahoma History

Fort Washita

Photograph of a scene during the Fur Trading Days event, at Fort Washita.
Date: April 2006
Creator: Argo, Jim
Object Type: Photograph
System: The Gateway to Oklahoma History

Fort Washita

Photograph of a scene during the Fur Trading Days event, at Fort Washita.
Date: April 2006
Creator: Argo, Jim
Object Type: Photograph
System: The Gateway to Oklahoma History

Fort Washita

Photograph of a scene during the Fur Trading Days event, at Fort Washita.
Date: April 2006
Creator: Argo, Jim
Object Type: Photograph
System: The Gateway to Oklahoma History