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Battle of Turkey Springs

Woods County
Location: on US-64, two miles east of Camp Houston
Material:
Topics: American Indians, Military, Government, Territorial Period 1861–1907

The last known encounter between American Indians and the federal government in Oklahoma occurred in this area on September 13–14, 1878. Units of the 4th Cavalry battled with Northern Cheyennes led by Dull Knife and Little Wolf as they fled Indian Territory to return to the north. An Arapaho scout and three soldiers were killed.



Centennial Wall

Woods County
Location: at southeast corner of the county courthouse in Alva (DAR)
Sponsored by: Daughters of the American Revolution
Topics: Land Openings, Settlement Patterns, Government, Territorial Period 1861–1907

The 1,600 bricks in the wall list the names of past and present Woods County families and commemorate the centennial of the opening of the Cherokee Outlet in 1893.



Cherokee Strip

Woods County
Location: at intersection of Flynn and Post Office streets in Alva (DAR)
Sponsored by: Daughters of the American Revolution
Topics: Land Openings, Settlement Patterns, Government, Territorial Period 1861–1907

The first land office in the Cherokee Outlet was located here.



Nathan Boone

Woods County
Location: on US-64, one mile west of Camp Houston
Material: Aluminum
Topics: Military, Westward Expansion 1803–1861, Government, Settlement Patterns

The son of frontiersman Daniel Boone, Nathan Boone, led an expedition to Indian Territory and through this area in 1843.



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