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Revision as of 16:07, 8 October 2012
Fort Towson (1824-1829, 1831-1854, 1863-1865) - A U.S.Army post established as Cantonment Towson in 1824 by Major Alexander Cummings, 7th U.S. Infantry in Choctaw County, Oklahoma. Abandoned in 1829, 1854, 1865. Also known as Camp Phoenix and Cantonment Towson.
Fort Towson History
Current Status
State Historic Site, Choctaw County, Oklahoma
USGS Geographic Names Information System (GNIS) Database Entry: 1096237
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Location: State Historic Site, Choctaw County, Oklahoma. Maps & Images Lat: 34.0278836 Long: -95.2563440 |
Sources:
- Roberts, Robert B., Encyclopedia of Historic Forts: The Military, Pioneer, and Trading Posts of the United States, Macmillan, New York, 1988, 10th printing, ISBN 0-02-926880-X, page 658
- Hart, Herbert M., Tour Guide to Old Western Forts, Pruett Publishing Co., Boulder CO, 1980, ISBN 0-87108-568-2,page 127
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