Fort Reno (3)

Fort Reno (3) (1875-1949) - A U.S. Army post established in 1875 as the Camp near Cheyenne Agency by Lieutenant Colonel Thomas H. Neil in Canadian County, Oklahoma. Abandoned as a military post in 1908, it became a U.S. Army remount station. In 1938 it was designated Reno Quartermaster Depot and in 1949 it became the Fort Reno Livestock Research Station.

Fort Reno Ordnance Magazine	Fort Reno 1891 Guardhouse
Fort Reno Commanding Officer Quarters

Fort Reno (3) History

TBF

Current Status

Fort Reno Visitors Center

Part of U.S. Department of Agriculture's Grazinglands Research Laboratory, Canadian County, Oklahoma

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Location: Near El Reno, Canadian County, Oklahoma. Maps & Images Lat: 35.56137 Long: -98.03354 Multi Maps from ACME Maps from Bing Maps from Google Elevation: 1,381'

Sources:

• Roberts, Robert B., Encyclopedia of Historic Forts: The Military, Pioneer, and Trading Posts of the United States, Macmillan, New York, 1988, 10th printing, ISBN 0-02-926880-X, page 656
• Hart, Herbert M., Tour Guide to Old Western Forts, Pruett Publishing Co., Boulder CO, 1980, ISBN 0-87108-568-2, page 125-126

Links:

• North American Forts - Fort Reno (3)
• Wikipedia - Fort Reno
• Legends of America - Fort Reno
• Official Site
• Fort Reno Marker
• Fort Reno

Visited: 18 Oct 2011

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