Fort Reno (3)
Fort Reno (3) (1874-1949) - A U.S. Army post established in 1874 as the Camp near Cheyenne Agency by Lieutenant Colonel Thomas H. Neil, 6th U.S. Cavalry, in Canadian County, Oklahoma. Named for Major General Jesse L. Reno, killed in the battle of South Mountain, South Carolina, during the U.S. Civil War. 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
A U.S. Army post first established in July 1874 as the Camp near Cheyenne Agency by Lieutenant Colonel Thomas H. Neil in Canadian County, Oklahoma.
Abandoned as a military post 24 Feb1908, it became a U.S. Army remount station. In 1938 it was designated Reno Quartermaster Depot.
In 1949 it became the Fort Reno Livestock Research Station.
Current Status
Now part of U.S. Department of Agriculture's Grazinglands Research Laboratory, Canadian County, Oklahoma. The Fort Reno Visitor Center Museum is operated by a non-profit organization, Historic Fort Reno, Inc. The Visitor Center and Museum occupies a former set of officer's quarters and operates as a guest of the U.S, Department of Agriculture.
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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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