The Women Who Helped Build Tuttle: A Chickasaw Family Legacy
The story of Tuttle cannot be told without the story of the Chickasaw women who weathered loss, adapted to change, raised families, and passed down traditions that still live on today. The story of Tuttle cannot be told without the story of the Chickasaw women who weathered loss, adapted to change, raised families, and passed […]
Tuttle History
Under the Dawes Commission, land belonging to the Chickasaw Tribe was divided and land allotments were given to tribal members. In 1901 The Perry-Dowden Land Company bought Chickasaw land from the Colbert family for $1,500 to plat the townsite of what is now known as Tuttle. The lots would sell for $25-$40 dollars through the […]