Historic Churches
category : Historic Churches
M.E. Church - 1915
2nd Street, 1 block south of Court Street
Atoka County Presbyterian Church
1st and Pennsylvania
Come visit us in Atoka, Oklahoma
Atoka County Presbyterian Church
1st and Pennsylvania
Come visit us in Atoka, Oklahoma
Standing at the forefront of the old Butterfield road imagine the stage coach hustling along the old wooden fence line up the well-ridden ruts that are still visible today and coming to an abrupt halt at the rest stop. The Butterfield Overland Mail route directed its route to Boggy Depot in 1858
Atoka, OK Railroad HistoryPrelude 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 TownsAdjoining Boggy Depot Townsite is the 1830s Middle Boggy Battlefield Site and Cemetery. The townsite and cemetery are listed on the National Register of Historic Places and on the Oklahoma's list of Oldest Historical Places.
Atoka, OK CemeteriesTake in some of Atoka's History by viewing the historic downtown buildings. 1901 Bank Building
Atoka, OK Historic Downtowns