Exploring Oklahoma History - Haskell

Haskell County

Haskell County

Haskell County was named in honor of Charles N. Haskell, who was the first governor of Oklahoma.

Established: 1907 ^[1]
County Seat: Stigler, Oklahoma 74462
Area: 577 mi² (1,494 km²)
Population: 11,561 ^[2]
Region: Choctaw Country
Weather: NWS Tulsa
Info: Wikipedia
History: Oklahoma Historical Society

Battle of the J.R. Williams

Site of the civil war naval battle. Confederate Indian forces, led by Cherokee Brig. Gen. Stand Watie, forced aground and captured Union Steamboat...

Cotton Storage House

The Kinta cotton house is one of the few remaining examples of the octagonal gin buildings constructed during the heyday of the cotton industry in ...

Haskell County Courthouse

Listed in the National Register of Historical Places

Kinta High School

Listed in the National Register of Historical Places

McCurtain, Edmund, House

Listed in the National Register of Historical Places

McCurtain, Green, House

Listed in the National Register of Historical Places

Mule Creek Site

Listed in the National Register of Historical Places

Otter Creek Archeological Site

Listed in the National Register of Historical Places

Peter Folsom

Reverend Peter Folsom was instrumental in the establishment of the First Choctaw Baptist Church. *

Scott Store

Listed in the National Register of Historical Places

Stigler School Gymnasium - Auditorium

The Stigler school gymnasium / auditorium is a single story stone building constructed as a WPA project in 1936. Construction provided employment f...

Tamaha Jail & Ferry Landings

One of earliest port towns and trading centers in Choctaw Nation, I.T. Chotaws brought from Mississippi up Arkansas River to Tamaha on steamboats a...

County information from Wikipedia.
Population from U.S. Census Bureau, 2020.