▁Tra ces ▁of ▁the ▁road ▁may ▁still ▁be ▁seen . ▁ ▁The ▁Indian ▁Territ ory ▁ ▁P ush m ata ha ▁County ’ s ▁modern ▁orig ins ▁lie ▁in ▁the ▁Cho ct aw ▁Nation , ▁during ▁its ▁time ▁as ▁a ▁so ver eign ▁nation ▁in ▁the ▁Indian ▁Territ ory , ▁prior ▁to ▁Oklahoma ▁state hood . ▁ ▁Political ▁Organ ization ▁ ▁The ▁Cho ct aw ▁territory ▁compr ising ▁the ▁modern ▁county ▁was , ▁until ▁state hood ▁in ▁ 1 9 0 7 , ▁divided ▁among ▁two ▁of ▁the ▁three ▁administrative ▁districts , ▁or ▁regions , ▁compr ising ▁the ▁nation ▁– ▁P ush m ata ha ▁and ▁Ap uk sh unn ub be e . ▁ ▁Each ▁of ▁these ▁districts ▁was ▁sub div ided ▁into ▁count ies . ▁ ▁The ▁modern ▁county ▁fell ▁within ▁C ed ar ▁County , ▁Nash oba ▁County ▁and ▁W ade ▁County ▁of ▁the ▁Ap uk sh unn ub be e ▁District — today ▁the ▁county ’ s ▁eastern ▁area ▁– ▁and ▁Jack ’ s ▁F ork ▁County ▁and ▁K iam it ia ▁County ▁( K iam ichi ▁County ) ▁of ▁the ▁P ush m ata ha ▁District ▁– ▁today ▁the ▁county ’ s ▁western ▁area . ▁ ▁The ▁American ▁Civil ▁War ▁ ▁During ▁the ▁American ▁Civil ▁War ▁federal ▁troops ▁with d rew ▁from ▁the ▁Indian ▁Territ ory ▁and ▁the ▁Cho ct aw ▁Nation ▁al lied ▁itself ▁with ▁the ▁Confeder ate ▁States ▁of ▁America . ▁ ▁The ▁Cho ct aw ▁government ▁sent ▁a ▁representative ▁to ▁the ▁Confeder ate ▁Congress ,