Historical Marker Program

Camp Radziminski

Kiowa County
Location: on US-183, two miles north of Mountain Park
Coordinates: 34.724926, -98.949244
Material: Aluminum
Sponsor(s): Oklahoma Historical Society and the Oklahoma Department of Transportation
Topics: American Indians; Government; Military; Westward Expansion, 1803–1861

Established in September 1858 by four troops of the 2nd US Cavalry under Major Earl Van Dorn. The camp was named for Lieutenant Charles Radziminski, a former member of the 2nd Cavalry. E. Kirby Smith, Cornelius Van Camp, Fitzhugh Lee, and W. B. Royall served here. No permanent buildings were erected and the post was abandoned in December 1859.