Fort Gibson in Muskogee County, Oklahoma — The American South (West South Central)

Fort Gibson Stockade Well

Photographed by Ruth Wilson Wilcox, June 22, 2017

1. Fort Gibson Stockade Well Marker

Inscription. Fort Gibson
Stockade Well
1824

Rich In History
and Romance

Restored By
Old Fort Club
1933

Erected 1933 by Old Fort Club.

Topics. This historical marker is listed in these topic lists: Man-Made Features • Settlements & Settlers. A significant historical year for this entry is 1824.

Location. 35° 48.215′ N, 95° 15.444′ W. Marker is in Fort Gibson, Oklahoma, in Muskogee County. It is on East Ash Avenue. On the grounds of Fort Gibson Historic Site. Touch for map. Marker is in this post office area: Fort Gibson OK 74434, United States of America. Touch for directions.

Regionally, this marker is in Oklahoma’s Muscogee Nation

and specifically in the Cherokee Nation.

It is also in the American South,

specifically on the prairies,

and on the Southern Plains.

Globally, it is in North America,

the Western Hemisphere,

the Western World,

and the Anglosphere.

Historically, it finds itself in what was once the territory of the Mississippian Culture

and also the Louisiana Purchase.

Other nearby markers. At least 8 other markers are within walking distance of this marker: Fort Gibson (a few

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steps from this marker); Telephones in 1886 (within shouting distance of this marker); Site of Adjutant's Office (about 600 feet away, measured in a direct line); Occupied by United States Army (about 600 feet away); Seventh United States Infantry (approx. 0.4 miles away); Montfort Stokes (approx. 0.4 miles away); History of the Church Bell (approx. 0.4 miles away); a different marker also named Fort Gibson (approx. 0.6 miles away). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Fort Gibson.

Photographed by Ruth Wilson Wilcox, June 22, 2017

2. Fort Gibson Stockade Well Marker

Photographed by Ruth Wilson Wilcox, June 22, 2017

3. Fort Gibson Stockade Well Marker

Credits. This page was last revised on June 27, 2025. It was originally submitted on July 11, 2019. This page has been viewed 414 times since then and 25 times this year. Photos: 1, 2, 3. submitted on July 11, 2019.