Everything Talihina is known for
Songs written about the waterways and highways that run near Talihina.
17 stories, landmarks & places within ~20 miles — the same local lore RoadyGoat plays as you drive through.
You're driving past what's now known as the Talimena Scenic Byway, but back in <say-as interpret-as="date" format="y">1969</say-as>, it opened as Oklahoma State Highway 1. This fifty-four-mile route connects Talihina,…
You're driving through the scenic Kiamichi Valley, nestled between mountains. Right here, you're passing through Talihina, a town born from the railroad. In the late 1880s, the St. Louis and San Francisco Railway, the…
You're standing near a vital artery of the early Southwest: the Old Military Road. Built in 1832, this road connected Fort Smith, Arkansas, to Fort Towson, Oklahoma. Captain John Stuart of the War Department oversaw the…
Right here in Pushmataha County, you're driving through Albion, a town with a name that sounds like ancient Rome, but it's actually a nod to England! It was named by John T. Bailey when the town was officially platted…
You're driving through Latimer County, and right here is where a major architect of Oklahoma higher education got his start. Elijah Thomas Dunlap, born in Cravens in 1914, became a teacher and later superintendent in…
Right here in Latimer County, you're driving through Red Oak, a town with roots stretching back to a pivotal stop on the Butterfield Overland Mail route. Before it was even a town, Thomas Edwards established a trading…
Right here, in what is now Latimer County, Oklahoma, the Lipan Apache were reported by Bénard de La Harpe in 1719. These nomadic warriors, skilled horsemen and archers, once roamed the southern Great Plains. They moved…
You're driving through Pushmataha County, not far from Tuskahoma. Right here, in the autumn of 1838, stood Nunih Waya – the very first capital of the Choctaw Nation in Indian Territory. Imagine a simple, one-room log…
You're driving through southeastern Oklahoma, heading into the Kiamichi Mountains, a beautiful part of the Ouachita range. These peaks, reaching 2,500 feet, were part of the Choctaw Nation's land back in the 1830s…
You're driving through Choctaw County, and right here is Tuskahoma, the historic capitol of the Choctaw Nation. This place was home to Jane Austin McCurtain, known to many as "Aunt Jane." She wasn't just the wife of…
You're driving through Le Flore County, not far from where the town of Fanshawe got its start. Back in 1891, this place got its name from John R. Fanshawe, an employee of the railroad. The Choctaw, Oklahoma and Gulf…
Imagine stagecoaches thundering through here on the Butterfield Overland Mail route, braving bandits and harsh terrain. This was Riddle's Station. Captain John Riddle, a prominent mixed-blood Choctaw, operated this…
You're driving past Robbers Cave State Park, just north of Wilburton. This place isn't just beautiful scenery; it's a legendary hideout! For centuries, this cave has been a refuge. Osage hunters used it, French…
You're driving through Wilburton, a town with a wild past! Just five miles north, Robbers Cave State Park was a hideout for legendary outlaws like Belle Starr and the Younger Brothers. Imagine them ducking into these…
You're driving through Latimer County, and right here, coal was king. Back in the late 1800s and early 1900s, this was a booming mining region. By 1912, twenty-seven mines were digging out five thousand tons of coal…
You're driving through Latimer County, not far from Wilburton, and you're passing Veterans' Colony. Right here, in 1935, during the Great Depression, Oklahoma veterans of foreign wars started building their own…
You're driving through the Sans Bois Mountains, a name that means 'without wood' in French, hinting at early explorers. These aren't your typical jagged peaks, but a rolling belt of the Ouachitas, with some summits…