Editing Swink, Oklahoma (section)

==History==
A post office was established at Swink, Indian Territory on August 14, 1902.  It was named for D.R. Swink, a local merchant.<ref>Shirk, George H.  ''Oklahoma Place Names'' (Norman: University of Oklahoma Press, 1965), p. 201.</ref>  At the time of its founding, Swink was located in [[Kiamitia County]], a part of the [[Apukshunnubbee District]] of the [[Choctaw Nation]].<ref>Morris, John W.  ''Historical Atlas of Oklahoma'' (Norman: University of Oklahoma Press, 1986), plate 38.</ref>

Swink is the location of the historic District Choctaw Chief's House, which was the home of District Choctaw Chief Thomas LeFlore.<ref name="Travel-OK-Chief-House">[http://www.travelok.com/listings/view.profile/id.2252 "District Choctaw Chief's House,"] ''TravelOK'', Oklahoma Tourism and Recreation Department. Accessed May 28, 2015.</ref> The house was built in 1837 and is the oldest house in the state of Oklahoma that remains on its original site.<ref name="Travel-OK-Chief-House"/> The house is on the [[National Register of Historic Places]].<ref>State Historic Preservation Office, Oklahoma Historical Society. [http://www.okhistory.org/shpo/NRHANDBK.htm ''Oklahoma's National Register Handbook''.] Oklahoma Historical Society, April 1, 2015. Accessed May 28, 2015.</ref>