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Tishomingo - Southcentral (Arbuckle Country) | ||||||||
Johnston County was created at statehood and named for Doughlas H. Johnston, governor of the Chickasaw Nation. The County seat, Tishomingo, is the historic Capitol of the Chickasaw Nation. Johnston County is rich in history, having had two governors from Tishomingo. Those being the only father-son governors from this fine state. They were William H. "Alfalfa Bill" Murray, 1931-1935 and his son, Johnston Murray, 1951-1955. Alfalfa Bill is known for being the father of our Oklahoma Constitution and Johnston Murray is the only recorded Native American to have served as governor of Oklahoma. Both are buried at the Tishomingo City Cemetery. The Great Chickasaw Nation has restored the two-story granite building which was the last council house of the Chickasaw at the time of statehood. That building constructed in 1898 became the Johnston County Courthouse following statehood. The Capitol Building is now one of the finest cultural centers of the area, housing early artifacts and the history of the Chickasaw Nation. The Bank of the Chickasaw Nation Building, named for Robert Maxwell Harris, former Governor of the Chickasaw was built in 1902, has been restored and now contains the Johnston County Historical Society Museum and Chickasaw Bank Museum. Both buildings are open to the public and welcome tours. Major industries in the county are Martin Marietta Material; Unimuim; U.S. Silica; TXIi; Tape-Matics; Scott Pet Products Inc.; Sundowner Trailers, Agriculture and Cattle Operations. Wildlife and recreational areas include the Tishomingo National Wildlife Refuge, The Federal Fish Hatchery and Catfish Research Center near Reagan and the Blue River Public Hunting and Fishing Area. Blue River is stocked with trout every fall and a trout fishing derby is held in February and November each year. Tishomingo is the home of Murray State College, a two year junior college established at statehood. Murray State has a fine Gun Smithing Program one of only three in the United States and also has an Applied Science in Nursing Program. Murray State is educating approximately 2025 students from all over South Central Oklahoma. |
