▁K iam ichi ▁River ▁and ▁Jack ▁F ork ▁Creek . ▁ ▁These ▁uniformly ▁failed ▁to ▁gain ▁appro val , ▁slow ing ▁the ▁county ’ s ▁business ▁development . ▁Cho ct aw ▁County , ▁by ▁contrast , ▁passed ▁b onds ▁almost ▁immediately , ▁causing ▁brid ges ▁to ▁be ▁built ▁throughout ▁the ▁county . ▁ ▁This ▁proved ▁excellent ▁for ▁business ▁and ▁commerce , ▁and ▁after ▁this ▁point ▁Hugo ▁grew ▁significantly ▁faster ▁than ▁Ant lers . ▁ ▁P ush m ata ha ▁County ▁began ▁to ▁develop ▁as ▁European ▁Americans ▁settled ▁and ▁founded ▁communities ▁throughout ▁the ▁county . ▁ ▁Each ▁community ▁built ▁its ▁own ▁school , ▁and ▁raised ▁money ▁with ▁which ▁to ▁h ire ▁a ▁teacher ▁or ▁teachers . ▁ ▁Res idents ▁also ▁founded ▁churches , ▁mostly ▁of ▁various ▁Protest ant ▁denomin ations ▁with ▁which ▁they ▁were ▁affili ated . ▁Res idents ▁of ▁some ▁of ▁the ▁more ▁significant ▁towns , ▁such ▁as ▁J um bo , ▁Mo y ers , ▁Clay ton ▁and ▁Alb ion , ▁also ▁established ▁cultural ▁le agues ▁or ▁institutions — po etry ▁clubs , ▁music ▁groups , ▁and ▁literary ▁soci eties ▁– ▁in ▁a ▁bid ▁for ▁cultural ▁ref in ement . ▁▁ ▁The ▁Cho ct aw ▁continued ▁playing ▁a ▁role ▁in ▁the ▁region ; ▁its ▁members ▁were ▁elected ▁to ▁local ▁government ▁and ▁served ▁as ▁other ▁government ▁and ▁society ▁leaders ▁in ▁P ush m ata ha ▁County . ▁ ▁During ▁World ▁War ▁I , ▁county ▁resident ▁Tob ias ▁W . ▁Fra z ier ▁( Cho ct aw ) ▁was ▁a ▁soldier ▁in ▁the ▁U