Good Springs
Tishomingo, OK (Chickasaw Nation)
| Courtesy of Webmaster. Photos taken with IPhone 3G | Links: 1. The End of the Trail - Good Springs - Tishomingo, Oklahoma - Trail of Tears on Waymarking.com 2. Maps of Oklahoma and Indian Territory 3. Chickasaw: Wikipedia 4. The Chickasaw Nation During the Civil War 5. BourlandCivilWar.com 6. A Glimpse at South Central Oklahoma |
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(Sept. 29, 2010) Enlarge The Chickasaws established their capital at Good Spring on lower Pennington Creek when they were separated from the Choctaws in 1856. The place was given a new name, Tishomingo City, in honor of a famous tribal chief. Several stores, a cotton gin, a water mill, and a newspaper, the Chickasaw and Choctaw Herald, were established in the place. The capitol, erected in 1853, was replaced in 1896 by a building which has been in use since that time. The Chickasaw Manual Labor School for boys was opened near Good Sprint (Tishomingo) in 1851 |
(Sept. 29, 2010) Enlarge View looking south across Pennington Creek |
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(Sept. 29, 2010) Enlarge View looking north across Pennington Creek. Good Springs marker just beyond the trees in top center of picture |
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