Press Release
July 24, 2025
Contact: Kristina Wyckoff
State Historic Preservation Office, Oklahoma Historical Society
Office: 405-521-6381
[email protected]
okhistory.org/shpo
The Battle of Turkey Springs to Be Highlighted in State Historic Preservation Office Webinar
OKLAHOMA CITY — Join the State Historic Preservation Office for a free webinar on Tuesday, August 12, at noon that focuses on the Battle of Turkey Springs. Gerry Robinson is the featured presenter.
In the Battle of Turkey Springs in 1878, a band of Northern Cheyenne, escaping starvation and illness at their assigned reservation in the Fort Reno vicinity, rebuffed the U.S. Cavalry, who had been sent to return them to the reservation. The Battle of Turkey Springs is notable as the last known armed conflict between the U.S. Army and American Indians in Oklahoma. Turkey Springs Battlefield was added to the National Register of Historic Places this year.
Presenter Gerry Robinson is an author, historian and member of the Northern Cheyenne Nation. His historical novel “The Cheyenne Story: An Interpretation of Courage” received the 2019 Western Heritage Award for Outstanding Western Novel from the National Cowboy and Western Heritage Museum.
Register online for the webinar. For more information, contact Kristina Wyckoff, Section 106 coordinator and historic archaeologist, at 405-521-6381 or [email protected].
The State Historic Preservation Office is a division of the Oklahoma Historical Society. The mission of the Oklahoma Historical Society is to collect, preserve and share the history and culture of the state of Oklahoma and its people. Founded in 1893 by members of the Territorial Press Association, the OHS maintains museums, historic sites and affiliates across the state. Through its research archives, exhibits, educational programs and publications, the OHS chronicles the rich history of Oklahoma. For more information about the OHS, please visit okhistory.org.
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