▁seat ▁is ▁Ant lers . ▁ ▁The ▁county ▁was ▁created ▁at ▁state hood ▁from ▁part ▁of ▁the ▁former ▁territory ▁of ▁the ▁Cho ct aw ▁Nation , ▁which ▁had ▁its ▁capital ▁at ▁the ▁town ▁of ▁T usk ah oma . ▁Pl anned ▁by ▁the ▁Five ▁Civil ized ▁Trib es ▁as ▁part ▁of ▁a ▁state ▁of ▁Se qu oy ah , ▁the ▁new ▁Oklahoma ▁state ▁also ▁named ▁the ▁county ▁for ▁P ush m ata ha , ▁an ▁important ▁Cho ct aw ▁chief ▁in ▁the ▁American ▁S out heast . ▁He ▁had ▁tried ▁to ▁ensure ▁that ▁his ▁people ▁would ▁not ▁have ▁to ▁c ede ▁their ▁lands , ▁but ▁died ▁in ▁Washington , ▁DC ▁during ▁a ▁diplom atic ▁trip ▁in ▁ 1 8 2 4 . ▁The ▁Cho ct aw ▁suffered ▁Indian ▁Rem oval ▁to ▁Indian ▁Territ ory . ▁ ▁History ▁ ▁Administr ative ▁History ▁ ▁Ca . ▁ 1 0 0 0 - 1 5 0 0 : ▁C add o an ▁Mississ ipp ian ▁culture ▁at ▁S pi ro ▁M ounds ▁▁ 1 4 9 2 - 1 7 1 8 : ▁ ▁Spain ▁▁ 1 7 1 8 - 1 7 6 3 : ▁ ▁France ▁▁ 1 7 6 3 - 1 8 0 0 : ▁ ▁Spain ▁▁ 1 8 0 0 - 1 8 0 3 : ▁ ▁France ▁▁ 1 8 0 3 – present : ▁ ▁United ▁States ▁( after ▁Louisiana ▁P urchase ) ▁▁ 1 8 2 4 - 1 8 2 5 : ▁ ▁Miller ▁County ,