Hobgood House
The Hobgood house was a home and barn that stood near Campsite #10 in Camp Cherokee. The house and barn were demolished as part of the construction of John A. Cooper Lake, and the location of the homesite is underwater just off the shore.
According to the 1964 contract with the Cherokee Village Development Company, a house was located on the entrance road to the Hobgood Tract, which was the tract of land north of the South Fork River: "The house now located on entrance road to Hobgood Tract will be converted into a building suitable for year round storage purposes." (1964 Kia Kima Land Swap Legal Documents, at p. 20).
The tentative proposal from Cherokee Village contemplated turning it into a residence: "Home now located on entrance road to Hobgood property will be converted into either a livable residence or made acceptable for storage purposes. These quarters could be used as possible first aid lodge, doctor's quarters, director's quarters, or storage quarters or a combination of either or all." (1964 Kia Kima Land Swap Legal Documents, at p. 47).
When Cherokee Village Development Company began plans for the lake, it became necessary for the Chickasaw Council to purchase additional acreage. Apparently as part of this, the Hobgood house was demolished.