National Historic Landmark · fort · Fort Gibson, Oklahoma

Stone Barracks

United States historic place in Fort Gibson, Oklahoma. Added to the National Register in 1966, and a National Historic Landmark.

National Historic LandmarkListed 1966
100 Years Later exhibit at the Fort Gibson Historic Site in Fort Gibson, Oklahoma (c8225d5e-aece-41b3-b97a-f09ec940b06e)A clear day at Fort Gibson Historic Site Visitor Center in Fort Gibson, Oklahoma (af6c8b86-1227-414c-bf7f-c2fa16ea87c4)A covered stone walking path outside the barracks of Fort Gibson Historic Site in Fort Gibson, Oklahoma (ee7fb793-0645-433c-8914-06345f0d8e93)A dining hall exhibit at Fort Gibson Historic Site Visitor Center in Fort Gibson, Oklahoma (45fc4ee7-9010-4715-bf07-48053132903d)
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What it is

Wikipedia · Fort Gibson

Fort Gibson is a historic military site next to the modern city of Fort Gibson, in Muskogee County Oklahoma. It guarded the American frontier in Indian Territory from 1824 to 1888. When it was constructed, the fort was farther west than any other military post in the United States. It formed part of the north–south chain of forts that was intended to maintain peace on the frontier of the American West and to protect the southwestern border of the Louisiana Purchase. The fort succeeded in its peacekeeping mission for more than 50 years, as no massacres or battles occurred there.

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The record

National Register of Historic Places
Property typeBuilding
AddressLee and Ash Sts., Fort Gibson, OK
CountyMuskogee County
ListedOct 15, 1966
Reference number66000631
Type of placefort
DesignationsNational Historic Landmark
Contributing resources5 buildings, 2 structures
StandingYes

The nomination form, the document that argues why this place matters, is in the National Archives: Read the nomination ↗

Visiting

Access not on record
AddressLee and Ash Sts., Fort Gibson, OK
Coordinates35.80799, -95.25371 · Directions ↗
Nearest national park unitFort Smith National Historic Site · 55 mi · on Park Atlas
Federal campgrounds nearbyDam Site (Fort Gibson Lake) 4 mi · Wahoo Bay 6 mi · Taylor Ferry 9 mi
Listing on the Register does not open the door. Unless a museum or park runs it, treat this as private property and see it from the sidewalk.

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Sources

Location, dates, type and contributing counts come from the National Park Service's National Register spatial data. Construction date, architect, style, photograph and encyclopedia link come from Wikidata and Wikimedia Commons, matched on reference number 66000631. Nothing here is transcribed by hand. The description under "What it is" is the opening of the Wikipedia article, CC BY-SA.