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Fort Gibson

Muskogee County
Location: on BUS-62 in front of Town Hall in Fort Gibson
Coordinates: 35.797141, -95.251534
Material: Aluminum
Sponsor(s): Oklahoma Historical Society and the Oklahoma Department of Transportation
Topics: American Indians; Government; Military; Settlement Patterns; Territorial Period, 1861–1907

The fort was founded on April 21, 1824, by Colonel Matthew Arbuckle. In the 26 years before the Civil War, more than one hundred West Point graduates served at Fort Gibson. In 1841, the post was headquarters of Brigadier General (later President) Zachary Taylor. The post was abandoned in 1890.

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