Fort Washita

Fort Washita is the former United States military post and National Historic Landmark located in Durant, Oklahoma on SH 199. Established in 1842 by General Zachary Taylor to protect citizens of the Choctaw and Chickasaw Nations from the Plains Indians, it was later abandoned by Federal forces at the beginning of the American Civil War. Confederate troops held the post until the end of the war when they burned the remaining structures. It was never reoccupied by the United States military. After years in private hands the Oklahoma Historical Society bought the fort grounds in 1962 and restored the site. In 2017, the Chickasaw Nation purchased Fort Washita from the Oklahoma Historical Society and assumed responsibility for the site and its management. Today, Fort Washita is a tourist attraction and hosts several events throughout the year. In August 2023, the Fort Washita Historic Site was placed into federal trust with the U.S. government.

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Location: 34.1036, -96.5483, KML, Cluster Map, Maps,  
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  Fort McCulloch ⓘ
  fort in Oklahoma

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  Fort Washita ⓘ
  Bryan County, Oklahoma  

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Hatsburg Indian Territory

Ft Washita West Barracks2

Ft Washita South Barracks

Ft Washita Entrance

Fort Washita West Barracks3

Ft Washita Attendants Cottage

Fort Washita Both Barracks

Fort Washita Both Barracks

124 of 'A Chronological History of the Civil War in America, illustrated with A. I. Johnson's and I. H. Colton's Steelplate Maps and Plans of the Southern States and Harbors' (11064932006)

Type	Subtype	Date	Description	Notes	Source
link	page		National Register of Historic Places listed place page@		Wikidata
link	page		National Register of Historic Places page@		Wikidata
link	page		FortWiki page@		Wikidata
link	page		Tripadvisor page@		Wikidata
site	fort		Fort McCulloch	fort	Wikidata
site	fort		Fort Washita	fort	Wikidata
commons	image		Hatsburg Indian Territory		Commons
commons	image		Ft Washita West Barracks2		Commons
commons	image		Ft Washita South Barracks		Commons
commons	image		Ft Washita Entrance		Commons
commons	image		Fort Washita West Barracks3		Commons
commons	image		Ft Washita Attendants Cottage		Commons
commons	image		Fort Washita Both Barracks		Commons
commons	image		Fort Washita Both Barracks		Commons
commons	image		124 of 'A Chronological History of the Civil War in America, illustrated with A. I. Johnson's and I. H. Colton's Steelplate Maps and Plans of the Southern States and Harbors' (11064932006)		Commons