Construction of the Chickasaw Capitol Building began in April 1898 in Tishomingo. The stately Victorian Gothic structure, overlooking the town, was built of red granite from Governor R.M. Harris's Pennington Creek Quarry, with granite blocks weighing 175 pounds per cubic foot pulled to the capitol grounds by horses and mules. Completed in seven months at a total cost of $15,000, the building contains over 8,000 square feet. It was dedicated on November 17, 1898 and served as the Chickasaw Nation Capitol until 1906. Johnston County bought the Chickasaw Capitol in 1910 for $7,500. Efforts to repurchase it began in the 1960s under Governor Overton James, and Governor Bill Anoatubby restored tribal ownership in 1992 for $575,000. Today the capitol stands as a reminder of the Chickasaw people's fight for tribal identity and independence and of the return of the great unconquered and unconquerable Chickasaw to their home.