Will Rogers Highway

Historical marker location:

Texola, Oklahoma

( Marker is on Old Route 66, 0.2 miles west of Texas Avenue, on the right when traveling west.)

U.S. 66 - Chicago to Los Angeles.

The name "Oklahoma" comes from the Choctaw words "okla" and "humma", which together mean "red people." The Choctaw Nation had a significant presence in the area that is now Oklahoma before it became a state.