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| The six main military installations in the Red River Valley - three in Oklahoma, and three in Texas - show above any other cultural feature how closely history is linked between the two states. Spanning three wars - the Mexican-American, Civil, and Indian Wars - the forts not only record the progress of the Western frontier, but also what has been lost in the American quest for Manifest Destiny. Below is a map of the Red River Valley and the locations of the six forts, numbered in order of their establishment. Click on the fort's names to learn about each one. |
Red River Fort Tour
Fort 1 - Fort Towson, between Idabel and
Hugo Oklahoma. Established 1824.
Fort 2 - Fort Washita, between Durant and
Tishomingo, Oklahoma. Established 1847.
Fort 3 - Fort Belknap, between Graham and
Throckmorton, Texas. Established 1851.
Fort 4 - Fort Griffin. Between Throckmorton
and Albany, Texas. Established 1867.
Fort 5 - Fort Richardson. Between Jacksboro
and Graham, Texas. Established 1868.
Fort 6 - Fort Sill. Active fort in Lawton,
Oklahoma. Established 1869.
