1901 Map of Alikchi

About this map

Old Spencer Academy and Oak Hill Academy stand as significant cultural landmarks in this late 19th-century survey of the Choctaw Nation. The landscape is defined by the winding courses of the Kiamichi River and Little River, which dictated early settlement patterns and transport before Oklahoma statehood. In the southern reaches, Doaksville and Fort Towson anchor a network of early roads and creek crossings, including the Rook Chimney Ferry over the Kiamichi. The map documents a period of transition where traditional centers of Choctaw life were well-established alongside a burgeoning system of trails and waterways like Cloudy Creek and Bitter Creek. This survey by C.F. Urquhart and W.B. Corse provides a primary look at the territorial boundaries and topographic detail of the Indian Territory era.