Albion, Oklahoma

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Rivers & Roads in Song near Albion

Songs written about the waterways and highways that run near Albion.

10 stories, landmarks & places within ~20 miles — the same local lore RoadyGoat plays as you drive through.

• Albion · Eohc

  Right here in Pushmataha County, you're driving through Albion, a town with a name that sounds like ancient Rome, but it's actually a nod to England! It was named by John T. Bailey when the town was officially platted…

• Talimena Drive · 7.0 mi · Eohc

  You're driving past what's now known as the Talimena Scenic Byway, but back in <say-as interpret-as="date" format="y">1969</say-as>, it opened as Oklahoma State Highway 1. This fifty-four-mile route connects Talihina,…

• Talihina · 7.0 mi · Eohc

  You're driving through the scenic Kiamichi Valley, nestled between mountains. Right here, you're passing through Talihina, a town born from the railroad. In the late 1880s, the St. Louis and San Francisco Railway, the…

• Nunih Waya · 10.7 mi · Eohc

  You're driving through Pushmataha County, not far from Tuskahoma. Right here, in the autumn of 1838, stood Nunih Waya – the very first capital of the Choctaw Nation in Indian Territory. Imagine a simple, one-room log…

• Kiamichi Mountains · 10.7 mi · Eohc

  You're driving through southeastern Oklahoma, heading into the Kiamichi Mountains, a beautiful part of the Ouachita range. These peaks, reaching 2,500 feet, were part of the Choctaw Nation's land back in the 1830s…

• McCurtain, Jane Austin · 10.7 mi · Eohc

  You're driving through Choctaw County, and right here is Tuskahoma, the historic capitol of the Choctaw Nation. This place was home to Jane Austin McCurtain, known to many as "Aunt Jane." She wasn't just the wife of…

• Old Military Road · 12.8 mi · Scraped Hmdb

  You're standing near a vital artery of the early Southwest: the Old Military Road. Built in 1832, this road connected Fort Smith, Arkansas, to Fort Towson, Oklahoma. Captain John Stuart of the War Department oversaw the…

• Clayton · 15.5 mi · Eohc

  You're rolling through Pushmataha County, and right here is Clayton. This town started as Dexter back in 1894, a lumber mill town along the railroad line. But why the name change to Clayton? Theories abound! Some say…

• Apache, Lipan · 17.7 mi · Eohc

  Right here, in what is now Latimer County, Oklahoma, the Lipan Apache were reported by Bénard de La Harpe in 1719. These nomadic warriors, skilled horsemen and archers, once roamed the southern Great Plains. They moved…

• Riddle's Station · 20.0 mi · Scraped Hmdb

  Imagine stagecoaches thundering through here on the Butterfield Overland Mail route, braving bandits and harsh terrain. This was Riddle's Station. Captain John Riddle, a prominent mixed-blood Choctaw, operated this…