Last year at this time I was on a road trip from Fort Sill in Oklahoma to New York. I stopped at Honey Springs, Pea Ridge and Wilsons Creek. Here is my post from that trip.
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Well I wound up back at Fort Sill last week and took the opportunity to explore history sites in other directions. Hope someone finds this interesting.
The first stop was the Washita Battlefield National Historic Site. Had a great talk with the Ranger at the Visitor Center and walked the well laid out trail through the site.
The next stop was Dodge City. Some of the attractions in town were closed for the season but we checked out the Boot Hill Museum. I was half expecting a tacky tourist attraction but couldn't have been more wrong. It is an outstanding museum of the area and the Old West. There is even a recreated Dodge City street on the grounds. In season the museum puts on shows and opens a restaurant.
Next stops were Fort Cobb and Anadarko in Oklahoma. The Wichita Agency was adjacent to Fort Cobb and was the home of incompatible Native American tribes. Union forces evacuated the area at the outset of the Civil War and Confederate forces took over. Confederate troops left in 1862 and Fort Cobb and the Agency were attacked by Union affiliated tribes. The Tonkawa tribe members living at the agency fled but were caught and subjected to a massacre just south of Anadarko. Only some depressions in the ground remain from Fort Cobb. The Tonkawa massacre site is on private property.
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Anadarko is the home of the National Hall of Fame For Famous American Indians. The Hall is actually a park with a visitors center and long outside rows of busts of prominent Native Americans. Had a really interesting talk with the woman working in the Visitor Center and explored the park. Unfortunately I couldn't get good photos due to the sunlight.
Spent two days in Fort Worth. The Stockyards area is great fun.
On the way to Oklahoma City we stopped off in Gainesville. I took photos at a small park where 41 suspected Union sympathizers were hung.
Civil War and Native American sites near Fort Sill | Traveler's Companion - Visit Historic Sites
I'm heading to Fort Sill in Oklahoma for a couple of days. Any recommendations on Civil War and/or Native American history sites in the area would be appreciated. The wife will be with me so I can't wander too far.
civilwartalk.com
Well I wound up back at Fort Sill last week and took the opportunity to explore history sites in other directions. Hope someone finds this interesting.
The first stop was the Washita Battlefield National Historic Site. Had a great talk with the Ranger at the Visitor Center and walked the well laid out trail through the site.
The next stop was Dodge City. Some of the attractions in town were closed for the season but we checked out the Boot Hill Museum. I was half expecting a tacky tourist attraction but couldn't have been more wrong. It is an outstanding museum of the area and the Old West. There is even a recreated Dodge City street on the grounds. In season the museum puts on shows and opens a restaurant.
Next stops were Fort Cobb and Anadarko in Oklahoma. The Wichita Agency was adjacent to Fort Cobb and was the home of incompatible Native American tribes. Union forces evacuated the area at the outset of the Civil War and Confederate forces took over. Confederate troops left in 1862 and Fort Cobb and the Agency were attacked by Union affiliated tribes. The Tonkawa tribe members living at the agency fled but were caught and subjected to a massacre just south of Anadarko. Only some depressions in the ground remain from Fort Cobb. The Tonkawa massacre site is on private property.
Anadarko is the home of the National Hall of Fame For Famous American Indians. The Hall is actually a park with a visitors center and long outside rows of busts of prominent Native Americans. Had a really interesting talk with the woman working in the Visitor Center and explored the park. Unfortunately I couldn't get good photos due to the sunlight.
Spent two days in Fort Worth. The Stockyards area is great fun.
On the way to Oklahoma City we stopped off in Gainesville. I took photos at a small park where 41 suspected Union sympathizers were hung.
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