| rdfs:comment | - Fort Washita is the former United States military post and National Historic Landmark located near Nida, Oklahoma on SH 199. Established in 1842 by General (later President) Zachary Taylor to protect citizens of the Choctaw and Chickasaw Nations from the Plains Indians it was later abandoned by Federal forces at the beginning of the American Civil War. Confederate troops held the post until the end of the war when they burned the remaining structures. It was never reoccupied by the United States military. After years in private hands the Oklahoma Historical Society bought the fort grounds in 1962 and restored the site. Today the Fort Washita Historic Site and Museum is a tourist attraction and hosts several events throughout the year.
- Fort Washita near Nida, Oklahoma, USA, is a very isolated and small-use fort. It is now abandoned. The fort was built in 1841 by General Zachary Taylor, who had been sent out to the then desolate area to protect the Chocksaw and Chickasaw tribal people from rival Red indian tribes. Twenty years later in 1861, civil war broke out. The Army left Fort Washita and during the civil war, the fort was used as a make shift storage facility and, for a short time, a hospital. After the civil war, the fort's location was deemed useless, and most of it was burned down. Whilst the fort used to be almost like a small village, all that remained were three barracks, a lot of ruins, and rubble.
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| abstract | - Fort Washita near Nida, Oklahoma, USA, is a very isolated and small-use fort. It is now abandoned. The fort was built in 1841 by General Zachary Taylor, who had been sent out to the then desolate area to protect the Chocksaw and Chickasaw tribal people from rival Red indian tribes. Twenty years later in 1861, civil war broke out. The Army left Fort Washita and during the civil war, the fort was used as a make shift storage facility and, for a short time, a hospital. After the civil war, the fort's location was deemed useless, and most of it was burned down. Whilst the fort used to be almost like a small village, all that remained were three barracks, a lot of ruins, and rubble. After the army had deserted it, they sold it to Chickasaw landowner, Charles Colbert, who turned one of the barracks into a residentual building, However, he soon moved out, the next owners of the property burnt down the converted barrack altogether. The strange actions of the residental owners are usually attributed to the fort's ghost.
- Fort Washita is the former United States military post and National Historic Landmark located near Nida, Oklahoma on SH 199. Established in 1842 by General (later President) Zachary Taylor to protect citizens of the Choctaw and Chickasaw Nations from the Plains Indians it was later abandoned by Federal forces at the beginning of the American Civil War. Confederate troops held the post until the end of the war when they burned the remaining structures. It was never reoccupied by the United States military. After years in private hands the Oklahoma Historical Society bought the fort grounds in 1962 and restored the site. Today the Fort Washita Historic Site and Museum is a tourist attraction and hosts several events throughout the year.
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