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Photograph of Tamaha Jail and Ferry Landing
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Tamaha Jail and Ferry Landing

Listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1980.

From the record

One of 9 National Register listings published here for Haskell County · listed in 1980 · category: Building.

Sources: the case file at the National Archives · the National Register database, National Park Service

The listing

  • What is counted as historic. The nomination lists 1 building, 1 site as contributing to the listing.
  • Address. NE of Stigler, Stigler, 74462
  • When was it listed? November 1980
  • Category. building
  • Census division. Stigler
  • National Register reference number. 80003266 - the number the National Park Service assigned this property when it was listed, and the key its nomination file is catalogued under at the National Archives.

Fires near this property

41 since 1996

Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal wildfire occurrence database lists 41 fires within 5 miles of Tamaha Jail and Ferry Landing between 1996 and 2019, burning about 2,130 acres in total. 1 started naturally. 14 were recorded as arson. Distance is straight-line from the map coordinates, so a fire counted here may appear on a neighbouring settlement's page as well.

Reported cause Fires
Arson/incendiarism14
Missing data/not specified/undetermined9
Debris and open burning9
Equipment and vehicle use4
Recreation and ceremony2
Smoking2
Natural1

The most recent of them, most recent first, with the day each was reported and the service that recorded it.

DateCause SizeReported by Name on the report
8 September 2006Equipment and vehicle use7.0 acresOklahoma Division of Forestry30590
19 September 2000Equipment and vehicle use17 acresSequoyah National Wildlife RefugeCHOATE II
18 September 2000Recreation and ceremony2.0 acresOklahoma Division of Forestrynot named
16 September 2000Equipment and vehicle use5.2 acresSequoyah National Wildlife RefugeCHOATE I
12 September 2002Missing data/not specified/undetermined950 acresOklahoma Division of ForestryLONE STAR
29 August 2012Equipment and vehicle useunder an acreSequoyah National Wildlife RefugeCRASH
29 August 1998Debris and open burning10 acresOklahoma Division of Forestrynot named
28 August 2002Missing data/not specified/undetermined120 acresOklahoma Division of ForestryRED HILL

Every fire recorded in Haskell County

Mines and quarries near this property

2 within 5 miles

Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal mineral resources record lists 2 workings within 5 miles of Tamaha Jail and Ferry Landing: 2 past producers. None of them still produces. What was taken out: Sand and Gravel, Construction. Distance is straight-line from the map coordinates, so a quarry counted here may appear on a neighbouring settlement's page as well.

Where SiteCommodity StatusRecorded
Unknown Sand PitSand and Gravel, ConstructionPast Producer
Unknown Sand PitSand and Gravel, ConstructionPast Producer

Every working recorded in Haskell County

Storms near this property

60 of 87 shown

Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The National Weather Service names Stigler, the town this property stands in, in 87 storm reports between 1993 and 2025: 38 thunderstorm wind, 31 hail, 10 flash flood, 5 tornado. The reports record 1 injury. Each account below is quoted exactly as the forecast office filed it, from the NOAA Storm Events Database, and each date opens the federal record of that event.

WhenEvent Place namedHarm What the report says
May 2003Tornado (F0)Stigler1 hurt, $30,000A F0 tornado touched down just north of Stigler and traveled two miles east northeast before dissipating.One mobile home was destroyed and several trees were damaged. The person who was in the mobile home was injured.
May 2001Thunderstorm WindStigler$500,000Thunderstorm winds severely damaged the Cookson Hills Electric Cooperative building and the Alumbaugh Health Clinic. Three doors on the Haskell County district county barn were damaged as were four bay doors at the Speedy Lube business. The building housing the Stigler livestock auction was also damaged as was the press box at the high school football stadium. Several homes also likely received garage door and roof damage.
April 2001Tornado (F1)Stigler$100,000A F1 tornado touched down 4 miles north of Stigler and traveled 3 miles before it lifted 5 miles southwest of Tamaha. A roof of a house and a porch were tore off and six barns were destroyed. In addition numerous trees were damaged and several power lines were blown down. Winds associated with the parent storm of this tornado gusted to 91 miles an hour at the mesonet site 3 miles northwest of Stigler.
June 2013Flash FloodStigler$50,000Numerous streets were flooded and subsequently closed. Flood water rose into a few homes.
March 2006Thunderstorm WindStigler$25,000An Oklahoma mesonet site near Stigler recorded a 74 mile an hour wind gust. The strong wind damaged outbuildings, removed large sections of metal roofing from structures, and damaged signs.
April 2001Thunderstorm WindStigler$20,000Thunderstorm winds damaged three houses.
March 2009Thunderstorm WindStigler$15,000Thunderstorm winds estimated at 70 miles an hour blew down an outbuilding. A travel trailer was also blown over.
June 1999Thunderstorm WindStigler$10,000Strong winds blew the window out of a downtown Stigler business. A downtown building had the tin ripped off of its roof. A tree fell over onto a mobile home, trapping its occupant. Power poles and several other small trees were blown over in Stigler.
March 2019HailStigler$10,000no account filed
April 2010HailStigler$10,000no account filed
June 2004Thunderstorm WindStigler$5,000Thunderstorm winds estimated at 75 miles an hour blew trees down and ripped shingles from the roofs of some homes.
May 2003Thunderstorm WindStigler$5,000Thunderstorm winds estimated at 70 miles an hour blew down trees and tree limbs. one tree limb damaged a roof.
May 2001Tornado (F0)Stigler$3,000Thunderstorm winds produced thousands of dollars of damage in the city of Stigler. The pattern of the damage and spotter reports also indicated that a tornado briefly touched down just southwest of the city of Stigler.
March 2002Thunderstorm WindStigler$2,000Thunderstorm winds estimated at 60 miles an hour blew a power line down.
November 1998Thunderstorm WindStigler$2,000Numerous trees were blown down in Stigler and countywide.
April 2004Thunderstorm WindStigler$1,000Thunderstorm winds estimated at 60 miles an hour blew down large tree limbs and power lines.
August 2002Thunderstorm WindStigler$1,000Thunderstorm winds estimated at 70 miles an hour blew trees and power lines down.
May 2001Tornado (F0)Stigler$100An F0 tornado briefly touched down six miles southeast of Stigler. The damage was limited to trees.
June 1998Thunderstorm WindStigler$100Large tree limbs were knocked down.
April 1996Thunderstorm WindStigler$100no account filed
June 1996Thunderstorm WindStigler$100no account filed
April 2025Tornado (EFU)Stigler-A storm chaser with the broadcast media reported a brief tornado on live television. No known damage occurred, thus it was rated EF-unknown.
May 2021Thunderstorm WindStigler-Thunderstorm wind gusts were estimated to 60 mph near Stigler.
May 2020FloodStigler-Portions of Highway 82 were flooded and closed, south of the Highway 9 intersection.
October 2019Flash FloodStigler-Portions of Highway 9 were flooded east of Stigler.
April 2017Thunderstorm WindStigler-Strong thunderstorm wind blew down trees.
July 2016Thunderstorm WindStigler-Strong thunderstorm wind blew down several trees.
September 2012Flash FloodStigler-A few roads in town were briefly closed due to high water.
April 2011Thunderstorm WindStigler-The Oklahoma Mesonet site near Stigler recorded thunderstorm wind gusts up to 71 mph.
April 2011Thunderstorm WindStigler-The Oklahoma Mesonet site near Stigler recorded thunderstorm wind gusts of up to 59 mph.
May 2011Flash FloodStigler-Law enforcement reported water over the roadway south of Stigler.
April 2008Flash FloodStigler-Heavy rain caused streets and roads to be flooded in and around Stigler.
May 2008Thunderstorm WindStigler-Thunderstorm winds estimated at 70 miles an hour blew down a few trees.
July 2006Thunderstorm WindStigler-The Oklahoma mesonet site near Stigler measure a 60 mile an hour wind gust.
July 2004Flash FloodStigler-Heavy thunderstorm rains which totalled 2.46 inches in Stigler caused severe street flooding in that city.
September 2001Flash FloodStigler-Heavy thunderstorm rains caused major street flooding.
September 2001Thunderstorm WindStigler-Thunderstorm winds estimated at 60 miles an hour blew down large tree limbs.
February 1999Thunderstorm WindStigler-The Oklahoma mesonet site near Stigler measured a 60 mph wind gust. Calls to the area yielded only reports of small tree limbs broken by the wind.
June 1999Flash FloodStigler-There was street flooding in Stigler.
November 1997HailStigler-Severe thunderstorms developed in eastern Oklahoma during the early morning of November 5th and produced large hail. Quarter size hail fell at Talala, Porter, and just south of Kiowa, and dime to quarter size hail fell at White Oak. Dime to nickel size hail fell at numerous other locations in eastern Oklahoma.
June 1995HailStigler-A severe thunderstorm produced dime-size hail one mile east of Stigler.
April 1995Thunderstorm WindStigler-Severe thunderstorms developed in southeast Oklahoma during the late morning and early afternoon of April 22nd. Strong thunderstorm winds destroyed prefab buildings at the Army Ammunitions Plant 5 miles west of Savanna, and buildings were damaged and large trees were blown down in Alderson. A tin roof was blown off a bus barn in McAlester, and numerous trees and power lines were also blown down in McAlester. A porch was blown off a mobile home 5 miles southeast of McAlester, and power poles were snapped by the wind near Kiowa. Strong thunderstorm winds downed large tree limbs in Kinta, just south of Indianola, and in Stigler. Thunderstorm winds gusted to 70 miles an hour 10 miles south of McAlester. Nickel size hail fell 10 miles northeast of Stigler, and dime size hail covered the ground 1 mile east of Indianola. Dime size hail also fell at Wilburton, at Lequire, and at several other locations in Pittsburg County.
March 2019HailStigler-no account filed
October 2014HailStigler-no account filed
April 2011HailStigler-no account filed
May 2008HailStigler-no account filed
January 2006HailStigler-no account filed
March 2006HailStigler-no account filed
May 2006HailStigler-no account filed
May 2006HailStigler-no account filed
May 2006HailStigler-no account filed
April 2005HailStigler-no account filed
April 2004HailStigler-no account filed
May 2003Thunderstorm WindStigler-no account filed
May 2003Thunderstorm WindStigler-no account filed
April 2003HailStigler-no account filed
April 2003Thunderstorm WindStigler-no account filed
June 2003Thunderstorm WindStigler-no account filed
May 2002Thunderstorm WindStigler-no account filed
April 2002HailStigler-no account filed

Every storm recorded in Haskell County

Map coverage status

No historic map-sheet match is published for this property yet. That does not mean no map exists. This record needs a coordinate-quality review before it can be joined to a sheet boundary. Browse the county's mapped places while that work is pending.

Sources for this property

National Archives recordThe nomination case file for reference 80003266 in Record Group 79.
Haskell CountyAll 9 listed properties in this county.

Provenance

  • Listing record. National Park Service National Register of Historic Places, listed-properties dataset, current to 2026-05-22.
  • Map join. Address geocoded through the United States Census geocoder, then tested against the published boundary of every sheet in the USGS Historical Topographic Map Collection.
  • How this page is made. Listing fields come from federal records; map-sheet coverage is a labelled coordinate-to-boundary calculation, not a source-field claim.
  • Wildfire. Short, Karen C. 2022. Spatial wildfire occurrence data for the United States, 1992-2020 [FPA_FOD_20221014]. 6th Edition. Fort Collins, CO: Forest Service Research Data Archive. https://doi.org/10.2737/RDS-2013-0009.6 Collected with United States Government funding and usable without additional permissions or fees.
  • Mines and quarries. USGS Mineral Resources Data System (MRDS) https://mrdata.usgs.gov/mrds/ A work of the United States government, no copyright under 17 U.S.C. 105.
  • Storms. NOAA National Centers for Environmental Information, Storm Events Database https://www.ncei.noaa.gov/stormevents/ A work of the United States government, no copyright under 17 U.S.C. 105. Narratives are quoted verbatim from the National Weather Service report and are not edited or summarised.