Fort Towson - Fort Towson, Oklahoma
Posted by: Groundspeak Regular Member gparkes
N 34° 01.061 W 095° 15.240
15S E 291870 N 3766407
Fort Towson is under the protection of the Oklahoma Historical Society.
Waymark Code: WM892J
Location: Oklahoma, United States
Date Posted: 02/20/2010
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Fort Towson

Established May, 1824, under command of Col. Matthew Arbuckle to guard this region on Spanish border. Headquarters of Gen. S.B. Maxey, U.S. Army; abandoned at close of Civil War. In the vicinity, Doaksville was important trading center and one time capitol of Choctaw Nation, George Hudson, Principal Chief, 1860. Noted Choctaws included David Folsom and Robert M. Jones.

Oklahoma Historical Society
184-1995

County: Choctaw County

Record Address::
US-70
Fort Townson, OK USA

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Date Erected: 1995

Sponsor (Who put it there): Oklahoma Historical Society
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