Historical Marker Program

Fort Cobb

Caddo County
Location: on OK-9 in Fort Cobb
Coordinates: 35.096001, -98.436155
Material: Aluminum
Sponsor(s): Oklahoma Historical Society and the Oklahoma Department of Transportation
Topics: Military; Territorial Period, 1861–1907

Established October 1, 1859, Fort Cobb was manned by US soldiers to protect the Wichita, Chickasaw, and white settlers from raids by the Comanche and other Plains tribes. The United States abandoned the post in May 1861, and it was vacant for much of the Civil War. The fort served as temporary headquarters for General W. B. Hazen, General Philip H. Sheridan, and Colonel George Armstrong Custer in 1868. The US Army abandoned Fort Cobb in March 1869.

Fort Cobb

Caddo County
Location: on OK-9 in Fort Cobb
Coordinates: 35.094214, -98.435924
Material: Granite
Sponsor(s): Oklahoma Historical Society
Topics: Military; Territorial Period, 1861–1907

Established October 1, 1859, Fort Cobb was manned by US soldiers to protect the Wichita, Chickasaw, and white settlers from raids by the Comanche and other Plains tribes. The United States abandoned the post in May 1861, and it was vacant for much of the Civil War. The fort served as temporary headquarters for General W. B. Hazen, General Philip H. Sheridan, and Colonel George Armstrong Custer in 1868. The US Army abandoned Fort Cobb in March 1869.