The annual Doaksville Candlelight Tours will be held on Friday, October 10, and Saturday, October 11, at the Doaksville Archaeological Site in Fort Towson.

The cost for admission is $10. Guests aged six and under will be admitted for free. Visitors can pre-purchase tickets at the Fort Towson Historic Site or call 580-873-2634. Tours begin at 7 p.m. on both nights, with the last tour starting at 9:30 p.m. Tours will leave from the Fort Towson cemetery every 30 minutes. Guests will cross the WPA wall to enter the historic town and begin their guided walking tour. Each tour will last approximately one hour. This event is first-come, first-served, with advanced ticket holders seated first. Guests should be aware that the terrain is rugged.

In commemoration of the 160th anniversary of Stand Watie’s surrender at the end of the American Civil War, the production will focus on Doaksville during 1865. Scenes will bring to life the news of various Confederate surrenders reaching Doaksville, refugees from the northern part of the Territory, Watie’s surrender, and soldiers and civilians alike trying to decide what to do after the war ended. Included in the cast of characters will be Confederate States Army Brigadier-General Stand Watie, Union Lieutenant Colonel Asa C. Matthews, Union Captain W. H. Vance, and Union Captain Kirby of the Sixth Missouri Cavalry who escorted Matthews and Vance.

For more information, call 580-873-2634 or email [email protected].

Directions to Doaksville Archaeological Site:

From Fort Towson Historic Site

From the Fort Towson Historic Site front gate, turn right onto N 4375 Road. Drive about half a mile on N 4375 Road and turn right onto US-70 West. Travel one mile and turn right onto Red Road. Drive .7 miles and turn right to enter Fort Towson Cemetery.

Look for the Doaksville Archaeological Site trailhead parking sign. To access the trail, take the steps leading over the east cemetery wall.

From the town of Fort Towson

Traveling on Highway 70 in Fort Towson, turn north onto Red Road. Stay on Red Road for .7 miles and turn right to enter Fort Towson Cemetery.

Look for the Doaksville Archaeological Site trailhead parking sign. To access the trail, take the steps leading over the east cemetery wall.