Skiatook’s history is
mostly unwritten
The public archives hold only 2 old photos of Skiatook. The rest are in attics, shoeboxes and the historical society. Help start the collection.
The story
from WikipediaRead it all ↗The Battle of Chustenahlah was fought just west of Skiatook, on December 26, 1861, during the American Civil War. The battle began when Confederate Col. James McIntosh ordered an attack on the Union aligned Creek Chief Opothleyahola's forces. Opothleyahola was travelling with about 1,700 Creek and Seminole refugees following his defeat at the Battle of Chusto-Talasah. After being defeated by the Confederate forces, many refugees were forced to abandoned their supplies as they fled to Kansas.
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Timeline
built from the dates on the items belowStart Skiatook’s collection
The first neighbors to add old photos shape how Skiatook’s history is told.
1 of 10 decades since 1900 have photos 🔁Retake an old viewMain Street of Skiatook, Indian T…, 1906: stand where they stood+15 📦Share a family photoSign in to add one+10Skiatook, decade by decade
1990s
Then & now
No then-and-now pairs yet. Take a photo from the same spot as Main Street of Skiatook, Indian Territory (1906) and it appears here side by side.
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National Register · via Wikidata
From Wikimedia Commons (7) and the National Register (2). Images are copied here with their credits and licenses, shown on each photo’s page. Refreshed monthly.