Fort Holmes

Fort Holmes (HM17IX)

Location: Holdenville, OK 74848 Hughes County
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Country: United States of America
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N 35° 1.134', W 96° 22.065'

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Est., 1834, by Lieut. T.H. Holmes, later Lt. Gen., C.S.A. This post was visited~June, 1834~by Gen. Henry Leavenworth on his expedition to the Plains tribes. Edwards' Store, site 1 mile west of here, was the last trading post until Santa Fe on the California Trail, for emigrants in the Gold Rush. Jesse Chisholm was a partner in this store, 1836.
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HM NumberHM17IX
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Year Placed1958
Placed ByOklahoma Historical Society and State Highway Commission
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Date Added Thursday, September 25th, 2014 at 9:22pm PDT -07:00
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Locationbig map
UTM (WGS84 Datum)14S E 740171 N 3878306
Decimal Degrees35.01890000, -96.36775000
Degrees and Decimal MinutesN 35° 1.134', W 96° 22.065'
Degrees, Minutes and Seconds35° 1' 8.04" N, 96° 22' 3.90" W
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Area Code(s)405
Closest Postal AddressAt or near 700 D137 Rd, Holdenville OK 74848, US
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