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.
- Hamlet
- …lies at an elevation of 728 feet (222 metres)
- Description: Bryan County, Oklahoma
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Silo.
Silo
Village
Silo is a town in Bryan County, Oklahoma, United States. Silo is situated 6 miles southeast of Fort Washita.
Fort Washita
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Latitude
34.10476° or 34° 6′ 17″ north
Longitude
-96.54417° or 96° 32′ 39″ west
Open location code
86654F34+W8
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In Other Languages
“Fort Washita” goes by many names.
- Egyptian Arabic: “حصن واشيتا”
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