1901 Map of Alikchi

About this map

Old Spencer Academy and Oak Hill Academy serve as central landmarks in this late 19th-century survey of the (Choctaw Nation). The landscape is defined by the winding paths of the Kiamichi River and the Little River, which are fed by numerous watercourses including Cloudy Creek and Turkey Creek. The presence of Fort Towson and the settlement of Doaksville near the southern border highlights the area's established history prior to Oklahoma's statehood. Transport across these waterways was facilitated by points like the Rook Chimney Ferry on the Kiamichi. The map records a pre-industrial era where topography and river systems dictated the placement of small communities like Alikchi and the distribution of pioneer-era academies.