▁Neg ro ▁slave , ▁Wal lace ▁Will is , ▁composed ▁the ▁Neg ro ▁spiritual ▁" Sw ing ▁Low , ▁S weet ▁Ch ari ot ". ▁ ▁He ▁was ▁then ▁working ▁at ▁Sp encer ▁Academy , ▁a ▁Cho ct aw ▁Nation ▁board ing ▁school ▁located ▁at ▁Sp encer v ile , ▁Indian ▁Territ ory . ▁ ▁The ▁site ▁of ▁the ▁a cademy ▁and ▁old ▁Sp encer ville ▁was ▁located ▁less ▁than ▁ 1 , 0 0 0 ▁yards ▁from ▁the ▁current ▁southern ▁border ▁of ▁P ush m ata ha ▁County . ▁Kn own ▁as ▁Uncle ▁Wal lace , ▁Will is ▁may ▁have ▁res ided ▁in ▁P ush m ata ha ▁County . ▁He ▁died ▁in ▁present - day ▁A to ka ▁County ▁and ▁is ▁buried ▁in ▁an ▁un mark ed ▁grave . ▁ ▁Rail ro ads ▁arrive ▁ ▁The ▁Cho ct aw ▁people ▁were ▁sed ent ary . ▁ ▁Their ▁lives ▁were ▁tied ▁to ▁their ▁far ms ▁and ▁small ▁a cre ages . ▁ ▁The ▁Cho ct aw ▁Nation ▁was ▁not ▁home ▁to ▁industry ▁of ▁any ▁sort . ▁ ▁As ▁a ▁result , ▁the ▁territory ▁compr ising ▁modern - day ▁P ush m ata ha ▁County ▁was ▁still ▁vir gin ▁w ilder ness ▁dec ades ▁after ▁the ▁Cho ct aws ’ ▁arrival . ▁ ▁During ▁the ▁ 1 8 8 0 s ▁the ▁St . ▁Louis ▁and ▁San ▁Francisco ▁Rail road ▁– ▁popular ly ▁known ▁as ▁the ▁F ris co — built ▁a ▁line ▁from ▁Fort ▁Smith , ▁Ark ansas ▁to ▁Paris , ▁Texas