Fort Gibson

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Fort Gibson
(U.S. National Historic Landmark)
Fort Gibson Barracks Building in 1934
Fort Gibson Barracks Building in 1934
Location: Fort Gibson, Oklahoma
Built/Founded: 1824
Architect: Matthew Arbuckle
Architectural style(s): No Style Listed
Designated as NHL: December 19, 1960[1]
Added to NRHP: October 15, 1966[2]
NRHP Reference#: 66000631
Governing body: State

Fort Gibson, now located in Oklahoma in what is called Fort Gibson Historical Site, was established 1824 in Indian Territory by Col. Matthew Arbuckle. It was named for Col. George Gibson, head of the Army Commissary Department. The fort was the westernmost in the north–south chain of forts intended to protect the frontier in the American West. The army first abandoned the fort in 1857. During the Civil War Union troops occupied the fort, which they called Fort Blunt. The fort was permanently abandoned in 1890 as the Indian Territory was opening for settlement by non-Indians.

The old fort was located in present Muskogee County, Oklahoma, adjacent to the town of Fort Gibson, Oklahoma.

Some/all buildings were rebuilt by the Works Project Administration in the 1930's.[citation needed]

A number of buildings still remain and the fort is a National Historic Landmark. The larger area includes both the Fort Gibson National Cemetery, and what is now termed the Fort Gibson Historic Site.

It was declared a National Historic Landmark in 1960.[1][3]

It is located at Lee and Ash Streets in Fort Gibson, Oklahoma.[3]

[edit] References

  1. ^ a b Fort Gibson. National Historic Landmark summary listing. National Park Service. Retrieved on 2008-01-20.
  2. ^ National Register Information System. National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service (2007-01-23).
  3. ^ a b Joseph Scott Mendingham (1975 (assumed by date of photos)), National Register of Historic Places Inventory-Nomination: Fort GibsonPDF (433 KiB), National Park Service  and Accompanying 14 photos, exterior and interior, from 1975 and undated.PDF (1.89 MiB)
  • Foreman, Grant. "The Centennial of Fort Gibson", Chronicles of Oklahoma 2:2 (June 1924) 119-128 (accessed December 15, 2006).
  • Wright, Murial H.; George H. Shirk; Kenny A. Franks. Mark of Heritage. Oklahoma City: Oklahoma Historical Society, 1976.

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