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Camp Supply

Woodward County
Location: on US-183/US-412, one mile east of Fort Supply
Coordinates: 36.567624, -99.553785
Material: Aluminum
Sponsor(s): Oklahoma Historical Society and the Oklahoma Department of Transportation
Topics: Military; Territorial Period, 1861–1907

Established in 1868, Camp Supply served as a forward base for Col. George Armstrong Custer’s 7th Cavalry. The post was designated Fort Supply in 1878 and abandoned in 1894.

Note: This marker has been replaced by the Fort Supply historical marker.

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Fort Dodge-Camp Supply Trail

Harper County
Location: on US-183 in Buffalo
Material: Aluminum
Topics: Mass Communication; Military; Territorial Period, 1861–1907; Transportation

The 7th Cavalry first used this military trail in November of 1868, carrying 1,000 men and 400 wagons to set up Camp Supply, Indian Territory. The army later built a telegraph line along the route from Fort Dodge to Camp Supply and other forts. With the coming of the railroads, usage of the trail diminished.

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