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This photograph was supplied by courtesy of  Katina Roye Peevyhouse who retains copyright of same.	Tamaha Jail and Ferry Landing THE TAMAHA JAIL AND FERRY LANDING ARE ASSOCIATED WITH TAMAHA, ONE OF THE EARLIEST PORT TOWNS AND TRADING CENTERS IN THE OLD CHOCTAW NATION. THE JAIL WAS CONSTRUCTED IN THE COMMUNITY CA 1895. IT IS A SIMPLE BUILDING OF CUT SANDSTONE AND IS THE ONLY EXTANT BUILDING OF THE ORIGINAL TOWN. THE FERRY LANDING SITE IS LOCATED APPROXIMATELY 750 FEET FROM THE JAILHOUSE ALONG THE ARKANSAS RIVER. THIS WAS THE MOST IMPORTANT RIVER PORT BETWEEN FORT SMITH, ARKANSAS AND FORT GIBSON IN INDIAN TERRITORY. PASSENGERS AND FREIGHT USED THIS FERRY FOR ACCESS TO STEAMBOATS TRAVELING ON THE RIVER. LISTED IN THE NATIONAL REGISTER, 11/14/1980.	9 miles north and 7.5 miles east of Stigler	TAMAHA JAIL AND FERRY LANDING - National Register of Historic Places
This photograph was supplied by courtesy of  Katina Roye Peevyhouse who retains copyright of same.	Stigler School Gymnasium-Auditorium THE STIGLER SCHOOL GYMNASIUM/ AUDTIORIUM IS A SINGLE STORY STONE BUILDING CONSTRUCTED AS A WPA PROJECT IN 1936. CONSTRUCTION PROVIDED EMPLOYMENT FOR UNSKILLED WORKERS IN THE AREA, PARTICULARLY UNEMPLOYED COAL MINERS. BESIDES PROVIDING EMPLOYMENT, THE NEW SCHOOL PROVIDED SPACE FOR SCHOOL AND COMMUNITY ACTIVITIES, ESPECIALLY BASKETBALL, WHICH FOSTERED A SENSE OF IDENTITY AND PRIDE NOT WIDELY KNOWN IN THE REGION UNTIL THAT TIME. LISTED IN THE NATIONAL REGISTER 9/8/1988.	4th and E Streets, Stigler	STIGLER SCHOOL GYM - National Register of Historic Places
This photograph was supplied by courtesy of  an unknown photographer who retains copyright of same. This photograph was supplied by courtesy of  Katina Roye Peevyhouse who retains copyright of same.	Scott Store  THE SCOTT STORE, BUILT FOR GEORGE SCOTT A PROMINENT CHOCTAW POLITICIAN AND BUSINESSMAN IN 1903, WAS THE FIRST STONE BUILDING BUILT IN KINTA. MR. SCOTT SOLD GENERAL MERCHANDISE OUT OF HIS STORE UNTIL 1916, WHEN HE SOLD OUT AND MOVED TO STIGLER. THIS BUILDING REMAINS THE TALLEST AND MOST IMPRESSIVE BUILDING IN THIS SMALL COMMUNITY AND IT RETAINS THE CHARACTER OF A TURN-OF-THE-CENTURY GENERAL STORE. LISTED IN THE NATIONAL REGISTER 1/11/1980.	North side of Highway 31, Kinta	SCOTT STORE - National Register of Historic Places
This photograph was supplied by courtesy of  an unknown photographer who retains copyright of same. This photograph was supplied by courtesy of  Katina Roye Peevyhouse who retains copyright of same.	Green McCurtain House THE GREEN MCCURTAIN HOUSE WAS NOMINATED TO THE NATIONAL REGISTER IN 1971 WHEN THE ORIGINAL HOUSE WAS IN RUINS. AT THE TIME OF LISTING, THERE WERE PLANS FOR RECONSTRUCTION THAT HAS SINCE BEEN COMPLETED. THIS IS A TWO-STORY L-SHAPED RESIDENCE WITH WOOD SIDING AND A BAY PROJECTION ON THE SOUTH WING. THE HOME IS SIGNIFICANT FOR ITS ASSOCIATION WITH GREEN MCCURTAIN, THE LAST ELECTED CHIEF OF THE CHOCTAW NATION. LISTED IN THE NATIONAL REGISTER 6/21/1971. To learn more about Governor Green McCurtain, click on the following link: Green McCurtain, Principal Chief	Sans Bois Town, 6 miles NE of Kinta	GREEN MCCURTAIN HOUSE - National Register of Historic Places
This photograph was supplied by courtesy of  an unknown photographer who retains copyright of same.	Edmund McCurtain House THIS BUILDING WAS THE LONG-TIME HOME OF EDMUND MCCURTAIN, CHOCTAW SOLDIER AND STATESMAN. THIS RESIDENCE WAS BUILT SHORTLY AFTER THE CIVIL WAR AND WAS THE SITE OF MCCURTAINS RANCHING OPERATIONS. HE BECAME ONE OF THE WEALTHIEST LANDOWNERS AND RANCHERS IN THE CHOCTAW NATION, CULTIVATING ABOUT 300 ACRES AND OWNING 500 HEAD OF CATTLE. THIS CENTRAL PASSAGE TYPE HOUSE HAS NO DISTINCTIVE STYLE, BUT RETAINS ORIGINAL SIDING AND WINDOWS. THE ORIGINAL FLOORPLAN HAS BEEN ALTERED. LISTED IN THE NATIONAL REGISTER, 6/27/1980. To learn more about Principal Chief Edmund McCurtain, click on the following link: Edmund McCurtain, Principal Chief	NE of Kinta	EDMUND MCCURTAIN HOUSE - National Register of Historic Places
This photograph was supplied by courtesy of  an unknown photographer who retains copyright of same.	Cotton Storage House THE KINTA COTTON STORAGE HOUSE IS ONE OF ONLY A FEW REMAINING EXAMPLES OF THE OCTAGONAL STORAGE BUILDINGS CONSTRUCTED DURING THE HEYDAY OF THE COTTON INDUSTRY IN OKLAHOMA. THIS BUILDING HAS A ROCK FOUNDATION AND IS COVERED IN CORRUGATED TIN. IT HAS A HIPPED ROOF TOPPED BY AN ADDITIONAL SMALLER OCTAGONAL TOWER. A GABLED PORTICO IS LOCATED ON ONE SIDE AND SERVED AS A COVERED ACCESS POINT FOR FARMERS. LISTED IN THE NATIONAL REGISTER OF HISTORIC PLACES, 1/10/1982.	Off Highway 2, near Kinta	COTTON STORAGE HOUSE - National Register of Historic Places
This photograph was supplied by courtesy of  an unknown photographer who retains copyright of same.	Haskell County Court House THE HASKELL COUNTY COURTHOUSE IS A REMARKABLE EXAMPLE OF AN ART DECO PUBLIC BUILDING. BUILT IN 1931 BY WALTER VAHLBERG, THE ART DECO STYLING OF THIS COURTHOUSE DEPARTS FROM THE OKLAHOMA TRADITION PRIOR TO 1935 OF BUILDING COURTHOUSES THAT ALLUDED TO REVIVALIST AND CLASSICAL STYLES. THE HASKELL COURTHOUSE IS A THREE-STORY BUILDING CONSTRUCTED OF BUFF BRICK WITH EXPANSES OF PALE GREEN GLASS BRICKS, METAL WINDOWS AND DOORS, AND DECORATIVE LEAF AND ROSETTE ACCENTS. THE COURTHOUSE HOUSES COUNTY OFFICES AND IS VITAL TO LOCAL GOVERNMENT. LISTED IN THE NATIONAL REGISTER, 8/23/1984.	202 East Main Street, Stigler	HASKELL COUNTY COURT HOUSE - National Register of Historic Places
This photograph was supplied by courtesy of  Katina Roye Peevyhouse who retains copyright of same.	Kinta High School KINTA HIGH SCHOOL WAS A WPA PROJECT CONSTRUCTED IN 1936. THE BUILDING PROJECT PROVIDED WORK OPPORTUNITIES FOR UNEMPLOYED COAL MINERS IN THIS RURAL AREA. IN PROVIDING FOR A NEW SCHOOL HOUSE, IT CREATED AN ENVIRONMENT MORE CONDUCIVE TO LEARNING FOR STUDENTS WHO PREVIOUSLY HAD NOT HAD A SEPARATE HIGH SCHOOL FACILITY. AS A RURAL WPA SCHOOL, THIS STRUCTURE IS UNIQUE FOR ITS SIZE (SIX ROOM). THE SCHOOL IS A SINGLE STORY RECTANGULAR BUILDING BUILT OF SANDSTONE WITH A FLAT ROOF. LISTED IN THE NATIONAL REGISTER 9/8/1988.	Highway 2, Kinta	KINTA HIGH SCHOOL - National Register of Historic Places
No photo available	Mule Creek Site THIS SITE HAS NEVER BEEN EXCAVATED, BUT SURFACE ARTIFACTS SUCH AS BONE AND BAKED CLAY INDICATE OCCUPATION DURING THE ARCHAIC (7500 B.C. TO 1 A.D.) AND TRANSITIONAL STAGES (1 A.D. TO 700 A.D.). LISTED IN THE NATIONAL REGISTER 9/13/1978.	Address restricted, Stigler	MULE CREEK SITE - National Register of Historic Places
No photo available	Otter Creek Archeological Site THIS SITE HAS REVEALED CULTURAL MATERIALS WHICH SEEM TO RELATE TO OCCUPATION BY SOME OF THE EARLIEST POTTERY MAKING, AND POSSIBLY FARMING, PEOPLE BELIEVED PRESENT IN THIS EASTERN OKLAHOMA REGION. CHRONOLOGICALLY, SUCH OCCUPATIONS MIGHT DATE ANYTIME BETWEEN A.D. 300 AND A.D. 1000. LISTED IN THE NATIONAL REGISTER, 12/31/1974.	Address restricted, Keota	OTTER CREEK ARCHEOLOGICAL SITE - National Register of Historic Places