Entering Indian Territory

Historical marker location:

Quapaw, Oklahoma

( Marker is on State Highway 66, 0.1 miles south of Kansas State Line, on the left when traveling north.)

Marker installed: 1995

This area was granted to the Quapaw tribe in 1833. Nearby, members of twenty other tribes received lands from the federal government.

The famous Route 66, which runs from Chicago to Los Angeles, passes through the state of Oklahoma. The state has several unique landmarks along the route, including the Blue Whale of Catoosa and the Round Barn in Arcadia.