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'''{{PAGENAME}}''' (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. | '''{{PAGENAME}}''' (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. | ||
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Revision as of 17:20, 18 October 2011
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.
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Fort Reno (3) History
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Current Status
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 |
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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