Camp Nichols, Military fort in Cimarron County, US.
The stone fort measured 200 feet by 200 feet and contained six buildings for officers, a quartermaster store, and stone-walled military tents.
Colonel Kit Carson established Camp Nichols in 1865 to protect travelers on the Cimarron Cut-off of the Santa Fe Trail from Kiowa and Comanche raids.
The fort represented the intersection of military presence, Native American territories, and western migration routes during the expansion of the United States.
The site lies on private agricultural land approximately 3 miles northeast of Wheeless, Oklahoma, near the coordinates 36.754469, -102.926269.
Cedar Spring, located quarter mile west of the fort, provided water for both the military installation and passing wagon trains on their journeys.
Location: Cimarron County
GPS coordinates: 36.75447,-102.92627
Latest update: March 4, 2025 05:40
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