• Fort Washita is the former United States military post and National Historic Landmark located in Durant, Oklahoma on SH 199.
  • Driving out to Fort Washita, you'll see cross timbered prairies and semi-ghost towns, relics of Fort Washita's hey-days. The drive is truly tonic for the soul.
  • Located in the south-central part of Oklahoma are the ruins of Fort Washita. The fort was established in 1841 and was abandoned to Confederate forces in 1861.
  • Fort Washita was occupied by Confederate troops the day after Union troops left and they remained there throughout the war, finally abandoned it in 1865.
  • Fort Washita, established in 1842, is a National Historic Landmark...
  • Fort Washita was a United States Army fort located in the Cross Timbers region of Indian Territory, adjacent to present-day Durant, Oklahoma.
  • In 1897, the communal lands of the Chickasaw Nation, including Fort Washita, were divided up and allotments given to individual Chickasaw citizens.
  • One of those recent rambles led us past the Fort Washita Historic Site. We were coming back to the Wichita Falls area from Durant, Oklahoma.
  • If you're interested in American Military History, then a visit to the Fort Washita is a must. Here's everything you need to know before you go!
  • Fort Washita Established in 1842, Fort Washita was once the western-most front on the American frontier.