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The land that would become Broken Bow was owned by the Choctaw tribe prior to being settled by non-native Americans. At the time of its founding, Broken Bow was located in Bok Tuklo County of the Apukshunubbee District, one of three administrative super-regions of the Choctaw Nation. Growing around a lumber company started by the Dierks brothers, Broken Bow had a population of 1,983 just a decade after its incorporation in 1911.

Other Dierks-associated legacies in town include Dierks Elementary School, Dierks Street, and Dierks Train #227 which is preserved in the town. The city lies within the Little Dixie region of Oklahoma, an area originally settled largely by Southerners seeking a new start following the Civil War.

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