1901 Map of Tishomingo

About this map

Tishomingo and the surrounding Chickasaw Nation lands are documented here at the close of the nineteenth century, as the region’s topography was first systematically recorded by topographers C.H. Fitch and Van. H. Manning. The landscape is defined by the winding course of the Washita River and the Blue River, punctuated by early industrial efforts such as the Asphalt Mines and Gilsonite works in the northwest. Local education and religious life are visible through landmarks like the Harley Institute, Seely School House, and Pilgrim Chapel. Transportation in this era relied on the St. Louis and San Francisco R. R. and river crossings like the Ferry near Norton. The presence of Fort Washita (Abandoned) and an abandoned oil well reflects the shifting footprints of military and commercial ventures in the Indian Territory frontier.