History The area covered by Marshall County was part of the territory set aside by the U.S. government for resettlement of the Choctaw tribe and the closely related Chickasaw tribe from their lands in the southeastern United States. The Chickasaws began relocating to this area in 1837. The U.S. Army built Fort Washita in 1842 to protect the new arrivals from raids by other tribes. In 1857, the Chickasaw Nation formally separated from the Choctaw Nation. This area became part of Pickens CountyCharles Goins, Historical Atlas of Oklahoma (Norman: University of Oklahoma Press, 2006), plate 105. in the Chickasaw Nation.
HistorY tHe ARea coVered by Marshall cOuNty waS paRt OF The territory set AsIde bY tHE U.s. govERnmENt fOR reSEttlement OF thE cHoctaw trIbE aNd tHe closeLy related cHickAsaw tribe fRom thEIr lands in tHe southeAsterN uniteD sTaTes. thE ChiCKasAWs Began reloCAting To THiS area In 1837. The u.s. arMy bUILT fort Washita In 1842 To prOTect tHe new arrIvaLs FrOm Raids BY OTHeR tRIBes. in 1857, the chicKasaw nAtion formaLly sepAratEd frOM tHE CHOCtaw Nation. this area beCaMe part of pIckens cOuNtycharleS goiNS, hiStorical atLas OF okLAhoMa (norMan: UniversIty OF oklahoMA PreSS, 2006), plATE 105. in the CHICkasaW NaTion.