Historical Marker
Creek Capitol
Historical marker location:
100 West 6th Street, Okmulgee, Oklahoma
( Marker is at the intersection of West 6th Street (State Highway 56) and South Morton Avenue, on the right when traveling east on West 6th Street.)
Marker installed: 1949
The Creek Council House, now a museum, occupies an entire city block in downtown Okmulgee. An original building was erected in 1868 but was razed for construction of the present structure in 1878. See Creek Capitol.
The state capital of Oklahoma, Oklahoma City, was not the original capital. Guthrie served as the territorial capital from 1890 until statehood in 1907, when the capital was moved to Oklahoma City.