Doaksville

The ground behind this plaque has been studied more than built on. The Oklahoma Historical Society acquired the Doaksville site in 1960, the year the plaque was cast, and sponsored excavations in 1995, 1996 and 1997. Since 2001 a walkway with interpretive signs has led visitors past the building foundations those digs uncovered. In 1842 William Armstrong, the federal agent to the Choctaw, called it one of the most orderly and quiet towns in the West. The town declined after the Civil War, its post office lasted until 1903, and today only foundations and the cemetery remain.

What the plaque says

Doaksville Noted Town in Indian Territory This site is at the north end of Main Street, called "Commercial Row," in this town begun in 1831. Name of nearby post office, "Ft. Towson," was changed to Doaksville, Nov. 11, 1847. Oklahoma Historical Society, 1960

Where it stands

Worth the stop nearby

• Fort Towson Historic Site — 0.8 mi
  The 1824 Red River post where arriving Choctaw and Chickasaw families were dispersed after removal, beside the site of Doaksville, the Choctaw capital where Stand Watie surrendered in 1865.

More markers nearby

• Stand Watie's Surrender — steps away
• Transportation Crossroads — 0.9 mi
• Fort Towson Landing — 1.5 mi
• Fort Towson — 1.5 mi