Fort Gibson, Oklahoma

Everything Fort Gibson is known for

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Music in Fort Gibson

Songs About Fort Gibson

bass reeves
r.w. hampton
25%

Artists From Fort Gibson

C
Casey West
country Pop: 1

Rivers & Roads in Song near Fort Gibson

Songs written about the waterways and highways that run near Fort Gibson.

Arkansas River 8 songs Highway I 40 20 songs Canadian River 7 songs U.S. Route 59 7 songs Interstate 44 5 songs Will Rogers Turnpike 2 songs

History of Fort Gibson

Bass Reeves's Hardest Arrest and His Lost Grave RoadyGoat

1897

By 1897 Bass Reeves had transferred to the federal court at Muskogee, and it was here, in 1902, that he made the hardest arrest of his life. His own son, Bennie, killed his wife in a jealous rage. The other lawmen hesitated to go after one of their own deputies' sons, so Bass took the warrant himself and brought his boy in. Bennie was convicted in 1903 and sent to the federal prison at Leavenworth, though he was released about eleven years later and lived honestly afterward. When Oklahoma became a state in 1907, the old federal deputy system was dissolved, and at nearly seventy years old Reeves pinned on a Muskogee city police badge for a final tour of duty. He died here on January 12, 1910, of Bright's disease. The exact spot of his grave has been lost to time, though his original tombstone is preserved in a museum in town, and a bridge over the Arkansas River now carries his name. Some historians even believe this very lawman helped inspire the legend of the Lone Ranger. (Sources: National Park Service; Oklahoma Historical Society; TSHA Handbook of Texas.)

RoadyGoat → · 7.6 mi away

Cherokee Heritage Center

1839

Located near Tahlequah, capital of the Cherokee Nation, this center tells the story of the Trail of Tears and Cherokee survival in Indian Territory.

17.6 mi away

Things to Do in Fort Gibson

historical 17.6 mi away
Sequoyah and the Cherokee Syllabary

One man created an entire writing system. The Cherokee went from oral to 90% literate in years.
historical 17.7 mi away
Cherokee National Capitol Building

Built 1869 from red brick by a displaced nation. Cherokee capital since 1839.
historical 17.8 mi away
Trail of Tears Terminus

In 1838-39 about 16000 Cherokee were force-marched here. 4000 died on the way.
historical 17.0 mi away
Cherokee Female Seminary (NSU)

First institution of higher learning for women west of the Mississippi. Opened 1851.
historical 17.7 mi away
Cherokee National Holiday

Every Labor Day weekend 100000+ celebrate Cherokee survival and sovereignty.
historical 16.5 mi away
George M. Murrell Home (Park Hill)

An 1845 antebellum mansion in Indian Territory. Only pre-Civil War building of its kind in OK.
historical 17.7 mi away
Cherokee Advocate Newspaper

First Native American newspaper in Indian Territory. Printed in Cherokee syllabary since 1844.
historical 17.7 mi away
Cherokee National Supreme Court

Built 1844. The Cherokee had a functioning court system before Oklahoma existed.

Everything Near Fort Gibson

142 stories, landmarks & places within ~20 miles — the same local lore RoadyGoat plays as you drive through.

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