BOGGY DEPOT

NAME: Boggy Depot COUNTY: Atoka ROADS: 2WD GRID: 4 CLIMATE: Cool winter, warm humid summertime BEST TIME TO VISIT: Anytime.

COMMENTS: Boggy Depot is 15 miles west of Atoka and 2.5 miles north of Modern Boggy depot. REMAINS: A state Park.

Boggy Depot was established as a trading post in 1837 and got its first post office in 1849. It was an important frontier town and was located at the junction of 2 very important roads. In the 1870's, the railroad bypassed the town and the town moved about 3 miles away to the railroad. The new town still lives but the old town is now a state park.

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