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The Washita River (/ ˈ w ɑː ʃ ɪ t ɑː /) is a river in the U.S. states of Texas and Oklahoma. The river is 295 miles (475 km) long and terminates at its confluence with the Red River , which is now part of Lake Texoma ( 33°55′N 96°35′W / 33.917°N 96.583°W / 33.917; -96.583 ) on the Texas–Oklahoma border
The Battle of the Washita River (also called Battle of the Washita or the Washita Massacre [4]) occurred on November 27, 1868, when Lt. Col. George Armstrong Custer's 7th U.S. Cavalry attacked Black Kettle's Southern Cheyenne camp on the Washita River (the present-day Washita Battlefield National Historic Site near Cheyenne, Oklahoma).
Most of the conflict was fought near the Washita River. The site of the battle is located 10 miles East of State Highway 83 and 3 miles South of State Highway 33. [2] Big Bow, Big Tree, Guipago, Mamante, Satanta, [3] and the nephew [6] of Touhason, who is sometimes known as Touhason the Younger, were Kiowa leaders present at the battle ...
In 1868, the U.S. carried out a surprise attack on Cheyenne families near the Washita River. The land is now a national historic site.
The Washita Battlefield National Historic Site is located just a few miles west of the town of Cheyenne, on the north side of Oklahoma State Highway 47.The main body of the site is located between SR 47A and the Washita River, with the visitor center located near the junction of 47 and 47A.
Washita River; By size. Mean flow in cubic feet of water per second (cfs). One cubic foot equals .0283 cubic meters. River cubic feet per second flow
The McLemore Site, designated by the Smithsonian trinomial 34WA5, is a prehistoric archaeological site of the Southern Plains villagers located near Colony in Washita County, Oklahoma. It is the site of a prehistoric Plains Indian village, dating from AD 1330-1360, during the Washita River phase. [1]
Cheyenne is located just south of the Washita River, approximately 23 miles (37 km) north of Sayre. [17] The town is in Southwestern Oklahoma, known for Oklahoma Tourism purposes as Great Plains Country. [18] According to the United States Census Bureau, the town has a total area of 1.0 square mile (2.6 km 2), all land.