Eagletown, Oklahoma
Encyclopedia
Eagletown is a small unincorporated community
in McCurtain County
, Oklahoma
, United States
. The post office was established in 1834 and it was the first permanent Choctaw
settlement in the West. At the Stockbridge Mission located here, Reverend Cyrus Byington
produced the Dictionary of the Choctaw Language.
Unincorporated area
In law, an unincorporated area is a region of land that is not a part of any municipality.To "incorporate" in this context means to form a municipal corporation, a city, town, or village with its own government. An unincorporated community is usually not subject to or taxed by a municipal government...
in McCurtain County
McCurtain County, Oklahoma
McCurtain County is a county located in the U.S. state of Oklahoma. As of 2010, the population was 33,151. Its county seat is Idabel.-Geography:...
, Oklahoma
Oklahoma
Oklahoma is a state located in the South Central region of the United States of America. With an estimated 3,751,351 residents as of the 2010 census and a land area of 68,667 square miles , Oklahoma is the 28th most populous and 20th-largest state...
, United States
United States
The United States of America is a federal constitutional republic comprising fifty states and a federal district...
. The post office was established in 1834 and it was the first permanent Choctaw
Choctaw
The Choctaw are a Native American people originally from the Southeastern United States...
settlement in the West. At the Stockbridge Mission located here, Reverend Cyrus Byington
Cyrus Byington
Cyrus Byington was a White Christian missionary from Massachusetts who worked with the Choctaw in Mississippi and later in Indian Territory, later called Oklahoma, during 19th century. He set out to construct a lexicon of the Choctaw language in order to translate Christian prayers, hymns, and...
produced the Dictionary of the Choctaw Language.