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old+military+road Latitude and Longitude:

34°47′46″N 94°56′38″W / 34.79611°N 94.94389°W / 34.79611; -94.94389
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Old Military Road
Old Military Road is located in Oklahoma
Old Military Road
Old Military Road is located in the United States
Old Military Road
LocationNorth of Oklahoma Highway 1, at Old Military Road picnic site, 7 miles northeast of Talihina, Oklahoma in the Ouachita National Forest
Coordinates 34°47′46″N 94°56′38″W / 34.79611°N 94.94389°W / 34.79611; -94.94389
Area9 acres (3.6 ha)
Built1832
Built by War Department, Bureau of Indian Affairs
NRHP reference  No. 76002155 [1]
Added to NRHPOctober 22, 1976

The Old Military Road site near Carey, Ohio is a segment of the historic military road built in 1832 from Fort Smith, Arkansas to Fort Towson, Oklahoma. The road opened a means for commerce and otherwise facilitated development of the Oklahoma Territory.

The War Department and the Bureau of Indian Affairs jointly developed the road. A Captain John Stuart directed it. The route was laid out by frontiersman Robert Bean who had a young Jesse Chisholm assisting. [2]

References

  1. ^ "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service. July 9, 2010.
  2. ^ Arthur P. Cowley (May 27, 1975). "National Register of Historic Places Inventory/Nomination: Old Military Road". National Park Service. Retrieved June 25, 2017. With four photos from 1976.

old+military+road Latitude and Longitude:

34°47′46″N 94°56′38″W / 34.79611°N 94.94389°W / 34.79611; -94.94389
From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Old Military Road
Old Military Road is located in Oklahoma
Old Military Road
Old Military Road is located in the United States
Old Military Road
LocationNorth of Oklahoma Highway 1, at Old Military Road picnic site, 7 miles northeast of Talihina, Oklahoma in the Ouachita National Forest
Coordinates 34°47′46″N 94°56′38″W / 34.79611°N 94.94389°W / 34.79611; -94.94389
Area9 acres (3.6 ha)
Built1832
Built by War Department, Bureau of Indian Affairs
NRHP reference  No. 76002155 [1]
Added to NRHPOctober 22, 1976

The Old Military Road site near Carey, Ohio is a segment of the historic military road built in 1832 from Fort Smith, Arkansas to Fort Towson, Oklahoma. The road opened a means for commerce and otherwise facilitated development of the Oklahoma Territory.

The War Department and the Bureau of Indian Affairs jointly developed the road. A Captain John Stuart directed it. The route was laid out by frontiersman Robert Bean who had a young Jesse Chisholm assisting. [2]

References

  1. ^ "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service. July 9, 2010.
  2. ^ Arthur P. Cowley (May 27, 1975). "National Register of Historic Places Inventory/Nomination: Old Military Road". National Park Service. Retrieved June 25, 2017. With four photos from 1976.

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