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  2. Fort Towson - Wikipedia

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    Fort Towson was a frontier outpost for Frontier Army Quartermasters along the Permanent Indian Frontier located about two miles (3 km) northeast of the present community of Fort Towson, Oklahoma. Located on Gates Creek near the confluence of the Kiamichi River and the Red River in present-day Choctaw County, Oklahoma , it was named for General ...

  3. Old Military Road - Wikipedia

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    The Old Military Road site near Carey, Ohio is a segment of the historic military road built in 1832 from Fort Smith, Arkansas to Fort Towson, Oklahoma.The road facilitated commerce and development in the region, particularly in the Oklahoma Territory.

  4. Fort Towson, Oklahoma - Wikipedia

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    Fort Towson is a town in Choctaw County, Oklahoma, United States. The population was 510 at the 2010 census, a 15.1 percent decline from the figure of 611 recorded in 2000. [ 4 ] It was named for nearby Fort Towson , which had been established in May 1824 and named for General Nathan Towson , a hero of the War of 1812 . [ 5 ]

  5. Fort Gibson, army post, commemorates bicentennial. What was ...

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    Fort Gibson, Oklahoma, is a town. The military's Fort Gibson was a frontier army post, now a historic site and National Landmark, observing 200 years. ... now the Fort Towson Historic Site, 896 N ...

  6. List of former United States Army installations - Wikipedia

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    Fort Ritchie; Catoctin Training Center; Fort Holabird; Fort Howard (Maryland) Fort Washington; Logan Field (Airport) (USAAF and POW Camp) Massachusetts Camp Candoit; Camp Havedoneit; Camp Myles Standish; Camp Washburn; Camp Wellfleet; Michigan Fort Brady; Chrysler Tank School; Minnesota Camp Savage; Fort Snelling (ARNG) Mississippi Camp Van ...

  7. National military park - Wikipedia

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    National Military Park, National Battlefield, National Battlefield Park, and National Battlefield Site are four designations for 25 battle sites preserved by the United States federal government because of their national importance. The designation applies to "sites where historic battles were fought on American soil during the armed conflicts ...

  8. List of military units and installations in Oklahoma - Wikipedia

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    Named after Major General Nathaniel Towson (1784–1854) who served in the War of 1812 (1812–1815) and the Mexican–American War (1846–1848). Confederate Brigadier General Stand Watie surrendered to Union forces at Fort Towson on June 23, 1865. Watie was the last confederate general in the field to surrender. [14] Old Fort Arbuckle (1833

  9. Fort Gibson - Wikipedia

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    Fort Gibson is a historic military site next to the modern city of Fort Gibson, in Muskogee County Oklahoma. It guarded the American frontier in Indian Territory from 1824 to 1888. When it was constructed, the fort was farther west than any other military post in the United States.