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1870's U.S. Cavalry stockade at Fort Sill, Oklahoma| Former name |
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| Established | 1872 |
| Location | Fort Sill, Comanche County, Oklahoma |
| Coordinates | 34°40′08″N 98°23′17″W / 34.669017°N 98.388133°W / 34.669017; -98.388133 (Fort Sill's Old Post Guard House) |
| Type | United States Cavalry History Museum |
| Curator | Fort Sill National Historic Landmark and Museum |
| Architect | |
| Owner | Fort Sill Army Installation |
| Website | Fort Sill Historic Landmark and Museum |
Fort Sill's Old Post Guard House was established in 1872 with completed construction in the summer of 1873. The limestone structure initially served as Cavalry barracks subsequently provisioned for a military stockade. The American frontier lodging quarters, refined by native sedimentary rock, is illustrative of the late 19th century confinement and relief formalities for recalcitrant tribal leaders and Indian prisoners of war pending the common soldiery of the Army on the Frontier and Federal Indian Policy. The domestic stone framework serves with historical significance considering the calendar span of the American Indian assimilation commencing in the late nineteenth century.
Footnotes
- "Old Guard House". The Gateway to Oklahoma History. Oklahoma Historical Society.
- "Post Guardhouse" [Fort Sill in Comanche County, Oklahoma — The American South (West South Central)]. HMDB.org. The Historical Marker Database.
- Tatro, M. Kaye. "Curtis Act (1898)". The Encyclopedia of Oklahoma History and Culture. Curtis Act of 1898. Oklahoma Historical Society.
See also
- Blockhouse on Signal Mountain
- Cultural assimilation of Native Americans
- Ketch Ranch House
- Medicine Park, Oklahoma
- Museum of the Great Plains
- Wichita Mountains Wildlife Refuge
Bibliography
- "Geronimo's Guard House". The Gateway to Oklahoma History. Oklahoma Historical Society.
- "The Geronimo Hotel". The Gateway to Oklahoma History. Oklahoma Historical Society.
- Griswold, Gillett (1958). "Old Fort Sill: The First Seven Years". The Chronicles of Oklahoma. 36 (1 - Spring, 1958). Oklahoma Historical Society: 5, 8, 11–13. LCCN 23027299. OCLC 655582328.
- Bentley, Bill F. (January 5, 1969). "Geronimo, Fierce Apache, Spent Last 15 Years as POW at Fort Sill". Lawton Constitution, Vol. 20, No. 1, Ed. 1 Sunday, January 5, 1969. Lawton, Oklahoma: The Lawton Constitution. p. 19F.
Video media archive
External links
- "Comanche National Museum and Cultural Center". Lawton, Oklahoma.
- "Fort Sill Apache History and Traditional Culture". Lawton, Oklahoma.
- "Kiowa Tribe Museum". Carnegie, Oklahoma.
