Camp Nichols, also known as Fort Nichols or Camp Nichols Ranch, was a historic fortification located in present-day Cimarron County, Oklahoma. It was built by New Mexico and California volunteers under the command of Col. Kit Carson to protect travelers on the Cimarron Cut-off of the Santa Fe Trail from raids by the Kiowa and Comanche Indians. Established in 1865 and abandoned the next year, it was the only manmade structure along the Cimarron Cut-off while it was an active route.
Only ruins remain. The site is located on private property and is not accessible to the public.
The site was declared a National Historic Landmark in 1963 and subsequently listed on the National Register of Historic Places.[1][2]
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<ref>tag; no text was provided for refs namednhlsum - ↑ Joseph Scott Mendinghall (November 26, 1975). "National Register of Historic Places Inventory-Nomination: Camp Nichols Ranch PDF (409 KB)". National Park Service. and Accompanying 2 photos, from 1970. PDF (541 KB)
External links[]
- Camp Nichols; National Register Properties in Oklahoma
- Camp Nichols; Survey of Historic Sites and Buildings (NPS)
- Encyclopedia of Oklahoma History and Culture - Camp Nichols
- Oklahoma Digital Maps: Digital Collections of Oklahoma and Indian Territory
The original article can be found at Camp Nichols and the edit history here.