Broken Bow
You’ve Just Gotta See This Place!
Broken Bow, Oklahoma
The TALLEST Mountains between the Rockies and the Smokies!
The best BOATING and CANOEING in the Midwest!
The COOLEST forests to hide your tent in!
And fall COLORS as bright as New England!
There have been several names before the name of Broken Bow. The first was Con Chito, the name of the Indain Village where the downtown business section is now located. The next was Newtown because a new town was forming with the establishment of the Choctaw Lumber Company and a influx of people who came to seek their fortunes. The Dierks brothers, Herman and Fred, were responsible for the permanent name of Broken Bow, naming it after Broken Bow, Nebraska, their home before coming to Oklahoma. The original town, consisting of 230 acres, was platted in 1911.
Military Road – Historic Marker
Military Road - Choctaw Trail of Tears "Cut from Washington, Arkansas to Fort Towson in 1831, for removal of Choctaws from Mississippi became known as "Choctaw Trail of Tears" after…
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Things to Do in Broken Bow
Peter Toth Totem Pole
This is one in a 50 state series of "Trail of Tears" sculptures by Hungarian…
Learn more →Gardner Mansion and Largest Tree
The 1880 mansion is the former home of Jefferson Gardner, principal chief of the Choctaws,…
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The Carter Mountain Tower is a fire lookout station you can visit. It provides a…
Learn more →Indian Memorial Museum
The museum houses a private collection of artifacts from across the United States.
Learn more →Three Rivers Wildlife Management Area
White-tailed deer, eastern wild turkey, yellow-breasted chat, screech owl, eastern diamond-backed rattlesnake, gray tree frog.…
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ALIKCHI COURT GROUND - Commemorates Choctaw District Court site where justice dispensed in 19th century.…
Learn more →Forest Heritage Center
The Forest Heritage Center is located in beautiful Beavers Bend Resort Park, a short drive…
Learn more →Cedar Creek Golf Course
It is the kind of golf course one would imagine finding in a pristine, pine-laden…
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