Historical Marker Program

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Fort Reno

Canadian County
Location: on southeast corner of parade grounds at Fort Reno
Coordinates: 35.561489, -98.033795
Material: Granite
Sponsor(s): El Reno Chapter, Daughters of the American Revolution
Topics: Government; Military; Territorial Period, 1861–1907

Named for General Jesse L. Reno, who died in action during the Civil War, Fort Reno was established to protect and police the Cheyenne-Arapaho Agency. Initially a temporary camp to protect the agency during the Red River War of 1874, the site was expanded and designated Fort Reno on July 15, 1875. The post was abandoned as an active military installation in February 1908, but it served as a remount station for the US Army until 1948.

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Fort Supply – Fort Reno Military Road

Woodward County
Location: Ninth Street (OK-34) and Jefferson Avenue in Woodward
Coordinates: 36.442806, -99.390556
Material: Other (Stone pedestal)
Sponsor(s): Unknown
Topics: Indian and Frontier Trade; Military; Territorial Period, 1961–1907; Transportation

A supply road was established between Fort Supply and the Cheyenne-Arapaho Agency in Darlington in 1870. The road was an extension of the Fort Dodge (KS)–Fort Supply road and extended to Fort Reno in 1875. The road provided an important transportation route before the construction of railroads.

Note: This marker no longer exists (removed c. 2023). It was identical to the Fort Supply – Fort Reno Military Road marker south of Mooreland on OK-50.

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