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Tishomingo, Oklahoma

Tishomingo is a city in Johnston County, south-central Oklahoma, United States, named after the Chickasaw leader Tishomingo. It became the capital of the Chickasaw Nation after the nation's 1856 constitution separated it from the Choctaw, and the granite Chickasaw National Capitol of 1898 still stands there. It remains the nation's historic capital.

Tishomingo, Oklahoma
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Chickasaw Nation

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The Epoch Institute. (2026). Tishomingo, Oklahoma. In The Epoch Institute Encyclopedia. https://the-epoch-institute.org/encyclopedia/tishomingo-oklahoma
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The Epoch Institute. “Tishomingo, Oklahoma.” The Epoch Institute Encyclopedia. 2026. https://the-epoch-institute.org/encyclopedia/tishomingo-oklahoma.
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The Epoch Institute (2026) ‘Tishomingo, Oklahoma’, The Epoch Institute Encyclopedia. Available at: https://the-epoch-institute.org/encyclopedia/tishomingo-oklahoma (Accessed: ).

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