Doaksville, Choctaw Nation

Doaksville is a former settlement, now a ghost town, located in present-day Choctaw County, Oklahoma.

The town flourished until the U.S. Army abandoned nearby Fort Towson in 1854, though it remained as the Choctaw capital until 1859, then declined precipitately after being bypassed by a new railroad in 1870.

Accessibility to steamboat traffic on the Red River made Doaksville a principal town of the Choctaw Nation in the Indian Territory.

[2] The community began significant growth in 1831, when the Army reactivated Fort Towson nearby, across the creek to the east.

I have been in this village a week at a time without seeing anything like ardent spirits or a drunken Indian.A post office opened in Doaksville in 1847.

[4] The capital moved to Mayhew Mission in 1859, then to Chahta Tamaha in 1863.,[2][6] The Oklahoma Historical Society claims that Doaksville began to decline in importance in 1854, when the U.S. Army abandoned Fort Towson.

[3] A walkway and explanatory signs were put in place during 2001, so that visitors can view the foundations of several structures and many artifacts that were discovered during digs in 1995, 1996 and 1997.