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Boggy Depot Cemetery

Adjoining 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.

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Boggy Depot Townsite

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

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Confederate Cemetery

The "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).

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Historic Downtown

Take in some of Atoka's History by viewing the historic downtown buildings. 1901 Bank Building

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Things to do near Atoka, OK

Ada Arts and Heritage Center

The Ada Arts & Heritage Center presents rotating exhibits featuring local, regional and national artists. It it also proud of...

Arbuckle Historical Museum

Local history & scale model of Fort Arbuckle, 1851-1870....

Pauls Valley City Lake

The Pauls Valley City Lake offers a wide range of recreational opportunities including fishing, camping, swimming, jet skiing...

Tishomingo Golf Course

Tishomingo Golf Course is a semi-private, 9 hole golf course that is located alongside the Pennington Creek. This has a regul...