The Santa Fe Trail

Historical marker location:

Boise City, Oklahoma

( Marker is on U.S. 287, 3.1 miles north of E0130 Road, on the left when traveling north.)

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.