Fort Towson
Fort Towson | |
| Location | Choctaw County, Oklahoma, USA |
|---|---|
| Nearest city | Fort Towson, Oklahoma |
| Coordinates | 34°1′40″N 95°15′23″W / 34.02778°N 95.25639°W |
| Built | 1830 |
| NRHP reference No. | 70000531 |
| Added to NRHP | September 29, 1970 |
Fort Towson was a frontier outpost for Frontier Army Quartermasters along the Permanent Indian Frontier located about two miles (3 km) northeast of the present community of Fort Towson, Oklahoma. Located on Gates Creek near the confluence of the Kiamichi River and the Red River in present-day Choctaw County, Oklahoma, it was named for General Nathaniel Towson.