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1901 Map of Muskogee

Name: 1901 Topographic Map of Muskogee
Creator: U.S. Geological Survey
Published: 1929
License: https://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/mark/1.0/

USGS Topo · Published 1929

About this map

The Arkansas River and its major tributaries, the Verdigris River, Grand River, and Canadian River, converge in a complex riverine landscape that defined the eastern Indian Territory at the turn of the century. This survey, based on work from the late 1890s, documents the critical boundary between the Creek Nation and Cherokee Nation. Before bridges spanned these wide waters, a network of river crossings supported local travel, including Frenchs Upper Ferry, Taylor Ferry, and the descriptively named Whisky Ford.

Regional commerce is anchored by Muskogee and Fort Gibson, connected by a burgeoning rail system featuring the Missouri Kansas and Texas R. R. and the St. Louis and San Francisco R. R.. Smaller settlements like Tullahassee, Oktaha, and Webbers Falls sit alongside family-named landmarks and schools such as Bacone and Seminary, providing essential data for genealogists tracing families in the Three Forks region before Oklahoma statehood.