National Register of Historic Places

Choctaw Agency

Spiro, Le Flore County, Oklahoma
Listed
May 4, 1972
Type
Site
Period
Early Republic
Ref No.
72001074

About this property

A Choctaw agency is a place where Indian agents work with the Choctaw people (Chahta) on behalf of the U.S. government. There were at least four Choctaw Agencies in the southwestern United States prior to Jacksonian federal Indian Removal.

Location

Spiro, Le Flore County, Oklahoma
35.25093, -94.59161

Federal Designation

The National Register of Historic Places, administered by the National Park Service, is the United States federal government's official list of districts, sites, buildings, structures, and objects deemed worthy of preservation for their historical, architectural, archaeological, engineering, or cultural significance. Listing on the National Register recognizes a property's importance to American history but does not place restrictions on private owners; it does, however, make properties eligible for federal historic preservation tax incentives and enables consideration in federal planning decisions. This property is recorded in the National Register under reference number 72001074. It was listed on May 4, 1972.

Categories

NATIVE AMERICANTRANSPORTATIONEDUCATIONPOLITICS/GOVERNMENT
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Sources

Property data from the National Register of Historic Places, National Park Service (public domain).

Description adapted from Wikipedia under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 International License.

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Questions about this property

When was Choctaw Agency listed on the National Register?

Choctaw Agency was listed on the National Register of Historic Places on May 4, 1972.

What type of historic resource is Choctaw Agency?

Choctaw Agency is classified as a site in the National Register of Historic Places.

What is the period of significance for Choctaw Agency?

The period of significance for Choctaw Agency is recorded as the early_republic era.

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