A United States Post Office operated here as Council House, Indian Territory from February 6, 1872, to June 30, 1880.

Postal operations were later carried on at nearby Lyceum, site of the Choctaw girls’ academy, and Tuskahoma.

In the fall of 1884 the Indian Journal at Muskogee, Indian Territory wrote, “The capitol building is the finest structure in the Territory…” Inside the Capitol were rooms for the Senate, House of Representatives, Principal Chief, Supreme Court, and constitutional officers, including the National Attorney and National Auditor.

In May 2017, the tribe unveiled a Ten Commandments monument, inscribed in both Choctaw and English, on the Capitol grounds.

More information on the Capitol, Tuskahoma and the Choctaw Nation may be found in the Pushmataha County Historical Society.