(4-01) SH-7, west of Atoka. Boggy Depot. Site of town noted for distinguished citizens in state history. 1st house built 1837 by Cyrus Harris, later Chickasaw governor. Later Choctaw Capital and Overland Mail Stage Stand to San Francisco (1858-61). Home of Principal Chief Allen Wright, Choctaw, who named Oklahoma in 1866. Rev. Cyrus Kingsbury, noted missionary buried here. Oklahoma Historical Society 178-1995

(4-01) Boggy Depot State Park. During the Civil War, Boggy Depot was the major supply depot for Confederate troops operating in Indian Territory

(4-01) Military Roads. In 1834, General Leavenworth and his Dragoons built a road from Fort Gibson to Fort Washita, followed in 1855 by the famous 2nd Cavalry on its way to Texas. The Colonel in this regiment was Albert Sydney Johnston, the Lieutenant Colonel, Robert E. Lee

(4-01) Map in previous photo