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.

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Fort Reno Commanding Officer Quarters

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 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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