Oklahoma
Chickasaw National Recreation Area
Submitted by siteadmin on Fri, 02/06/2009 - 21:00Chickasaw National Recreation Area
1008 West Second Street
Sulphur, OK 73086-0201
Phone: 580-622-3161
The park is named to honor the Chickasaw Indian Nation, original occupants of this land. The partially forested hills of southcentral Oklahoma and its springs, streams, and lakes provide swimming, boating, fishing, picnicking, camping, and hiking.
Fort Smith National Historic Site
Submitted by siteadmin on Sun, 02/01/2009 - 20:30Fort Smith National Historic Site
P.O. Box 1406
Fort Smith, AR 72902-1406
Phone: 479-783-3961
This was one of the first U.S. military posts in the Louisiana Territory and served as a base of operations for enforcing federal Indian policy from 1817 to 1896.The park contains the remains of two frontier military forts and a federal court.
Washita Battlefield National Historic Site
Submitted by siteadmin on Fri, 02/06/2009 - 21:01Washita Battlefield National Historic Site
P.O. Box 890
Cheyenne, OK 73628-0890
Phone: 580-497-2742
The park commemorates the November 27, 1868, attack where the 7th U.S. Cavalry under Lt. Col. George A. Custer destroyed Peace Chief Black Kettle's Cheyenne village. Black Kettle and more than 100 Cheyenne were killed or captured. The controversial attack has been described as both a battle and a massacre.
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