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September 2024
“1832 Bean and Boone Expedition” living history program
Fort Gibson Historic Site will host a living history weekend on Friday, September 27, and Saturday, September 28. This program will focus on the Bean and Boone Expedition, originally launched from the military outpost in 1832. Each day from 10 a.m. until 4:30 p.m., United States Mounted Rangers reenactors will bring the fort’s stockade to life by showing typical activities of soldiers at the fort in the 1830s. On Friday, September 27, the public can view living historians setting up…
Find out more »“1832 Bean and Boone Expedition” living history program
Fort Gibson Historic Site will host a living history weekend on Friday, September 27, and Saturday, September 28. This program will focus on the Bean and Boone Expedition, originally launched from the military outpost in 1832. Each day from 10 a.m. until 4:30 p.m., United States Mounted Rangers reenactors will bring the fort’s stockade to life by showing typical activities of soldiers at the fort in the 1830s. On Friday, September 27, the public can view living historians setting up…
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Doaksville Candlelight Tours
The annual Doaksville Candlelight Tours will be held on Friday, October 11, and Saturday, October 12, at the Doaksville Archaeological Site in Fort Towson. 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 Works Progress Administration wall to enter the historic town and begin their guided walking tour. Each tour will last approximately one hour. This event is…
Find out more »Doaksville Candlelight Tours
The annual Doaksville Candlelight Tours will be held on Friday, October 11, and Saturday, October 12, at the Doaksville Archaeological Site in Fort Towson. 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 Works Progress Administration wall to enter the historic town and begin their guided walking tour. Each tour will last approximately one hour. This event is…
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