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Peckham is an unincorporated community in Kay County, Oklahoma, United States. [2] The community is 9 miles (14 km) northeast of Blackwell. It was named for railroad developer Ed L. Peckham. A post office opened in Peckham on July 15, 1899. [3]
Fort Sill is a United States Army post north of Lawton, Oklahoma, about 85 miles (137 km) southwest of Oklahoma City.It covers almost 94,000 acres (38,000 ha). [2]The fort was first built during the Indian Wars. [3]
Oklahoma Historical Society. "Fort Sill, Oklahoma * The Old Guard House ~ Built 1868 * Vintage Real Photo Postcard Circa. 1908". Worthopedia. WorthPoint Corporation. "Old Guard House, Fort Sill, Okla" [The stone Guard House at Fort Sill, Oklahoma was built between 1872 and 1873 by the "Buffalo Soldiers" of the 10th Cavalry Regiment].
Fort Sill: Old observation tower used by Field Artillerymen on Fort Sill from 1911-1918. 33: Quanah Parker Star House: Quanah Parker Star House: September 29, 1970 : Eagle Park: Cache: Former home of Comanche Chief Quanah Parker. Moved from its original location, it now resides on the side of the long-closed Eagle Park, and is open only by ...
Elgin is a city in northeastern Comanche County, Oklahoma, United States. The population was 2,156 at the 2010 census, a 78 percent increase from 1,210 at the 2000 census. [4] It is included in the Lawton, Oklahoma Metropolitan Statistical Area. It is the site of Fort Sill National Cemetery.
Medicine Park is a town in Comanche County, Oklahoma, United States, situated in the Wichita Mountains near the entrance to the 60,000-acre (240 km 2) Wichita Mountain Wildlife Refuge. Medicine Park has a long history as a vintage cobblestone resort town. Medicine Park is located near the city of Lawton and Fort Sill.
Sheridan sent many of his horses to the fort to be fed. Four companies of the Tenth Cavalry came to Fort Arbuckle for this purpose. [4] Fort Arbuckle was strategically obsolete by 1869, when Fort Sill was constructed farther west. Most of the Arbuckle garrison were sent there, after their horses had consumed the remaining supplies.
Main street looking north, Newkirk, Oklahoma (1907) Main Street looking north with grain elevator in background (2011) Newkirk is a city in and the county seat of Kay County, Oklahoma, United States. [4] The population was 2,172 at the 2020 census.