The story
from WikipediaRead it all ↗Tamaha began as a riverboat landing on the Arkansas River in the 1830s. At the time of its founding, Tamaha was located in the Moshulatubbee District of the Choctaw Nation. Initially, the community was called Pleasant Bluff, after a nearby geographic feature. During the Civil War, the Union steamboat J. R. Williams was ambushed next to the town while it carried supplies for the Union army at Fort Gibson in Indian Territory from Fort Smith, Arkansas. It happened that, on June 15, 1864, Confederate forces under Colonel Stand Watie attacked with cannon and small arms fire as the ship negotiated a bend at Pleasant Bluff. The ship was crippled and ran aground, where the Confederates captured it. According to the Encyclopedia of Oklahoma History and Culture, the rusted skeleton of the steamer remains where it was grounded.
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Nothing in Tamaha is on the National Register yet
That’s true of most small towns. It doesn’t mean Tamaha has no history, only that no one has written up a nomination. The closest listed place is Tamaha Jail and Ferry Landing in Tamaha, 2 miles away.
