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North Fork Town

Michael has a BA in History & American Studies and an MSc in American History from the University of Edinburgh. He comes from a proud military family and has spent most of his career as an educator in the Middle East and Asia. His passion is travel, and he seizes any opportunity to share his experiences in the most immersive way possible, whether at sea or on the land.

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North Fork Town

Creek Council Ground

Location of Marker: On side of Foley Hill, west edge of Eufaula, McIntosh County.

It was here Confederate Commissioner Albert Pike met with Creek counselors. A Creek treaty was signed with the Confederate States on July 10, 1861, at North Fork Town, two miles east of this marker and now inundated by Lake Eufaula.

The above information is from the book, Mark of Heritage, by Muriel H. Wright, courtesy of Oklahoma Historical Society.

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