The Old Military Road site near Talahina, Oklahoma is a segment of the historic military road built in 1832 from Fort Smith, Arkansas to Fort Towson, Oklahoma. The road opened a means for commerce and otherwise facilitated development of the Oklahoma Territory. The War Department and the Bureau of Indian Affairs jointly developed the road. A Captain John Stuart directed it. The route was laid out by frontiersman Robert Bean who had a young Jesse Chisholm assisting. References National Register of Historic Places in Le Flore County, Oklahoma Buildings and structures completed in 1832 LeFlore County, Oklahoma