Fort Towson Historic Site
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Site HC 63, Box 1580, Fort Towson, OK 74735-9273 Phone: (580) 873-2634  Fort
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Links: 1. OHS Museums and Historic Sites: Fort Towson 2. Fort Towson: Wikipedia 3. McCasland Maps: Indian Territory 4. Timeline Results: Fort Towson 5. Fort Towson: Chronicles of Oklahoma 6. Oklahoma Historical Society's Fort Towson More Links |
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(1-01) Enlarge Entrance to Fort Towson Historic Site. The following photos of Fort Towson were taken January 20, 2001, and April 6-7, 2002 |
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(2-10) Enlarge Visitor Center. Eisenhower tree placed May 8, 2002 |
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(1-01) Enlarge Visitor Center display. Abandoned in 1854, Fort Towson played only a minor role in the Civil War. For a time, the old post served as the headquarters for Confederate General Sam Bell Maxey and at the end of the conflict was the scene of General Stand Watie's surrender. After the war, the post was used as a place of parole for defeated Confederate troops |
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