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.

According to the Encyclopedia of Oklahoma History and Culture, the rusted skeleton of the steamer remains where it was grounded.

[5] At the time of its founding, Tamaha was located in the Moshulatubbee District of the Choctaw Nation.

However, riverboat traffic, the major source of business, ceased in 1912, Two fires, one in 1919 and the other in 1930, destroyed much of the town.

In the 21st century, the main source of business is travel by vacationers, attracted by the nearby Robert S. Kerr Reservoir.

The only physical link to the town's past is the Tamaha Jail and Ferry Landing, included on the National Register of Historic Places listings in Haskell County, Oklahoma (NR 80003266).

Tamaha is the setting for the 2024 Marvel television miniseries Echo,[8] although actual filming took place in Georgia.