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From the
time of the first treaty with the Choctaws in 1820, the eastern
boundary
of the
Choctaw Nation in Indian Territory has been disputed. Today legal
battles
for the
boundary still persist.
The marker at the end of this trail was placed in 1877. During the
survey of 1877
it was
confirmed that the original 1825 Conway Survey located the boundary
too far to
the west - favoring Arkansas. Despite this error, the trail marker
was posted
preserving the line as a permanent boundary. Only after many years
of
negotiating would the Choctaws be compensated for the loss of
over
136,000 acres.
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