Near Cameron in Le Flore County, Oklahoma — The American South (West South Central)

Reynolds Castle

Photographed by Nancy Dougherty

1. Reynolds Castle Marker

Inscription. On the hill to the east was home of Capt. J.E. Reynolds a Confederate veteran, a pioneer rancher and merchant. Built of native stone, like a castle, complete with turrets and walls two feet thick. Reynolds was a delegate to the Sequoyah Convention which attempted to bring it into the Union as a separate state.

Erected 1995 by Oklahoma Historical Society. (Marker Number 194.)

Topics. This historical marker is listed in these topic lists: Forts and Castles • Settlements & Settlers.

Location. 35° 9.24′ N, 94° 30.972′ W. Marker is near Cameron, Oklahoma, in Le Flore County. It is on Oklahoma Route 112 0.4 miles north of Old Highway 112, on the left when traveling north. Touch for map. Marker is in this post office area: Cameron OK 74932, United States of America. Touch for directions.

Regionally, this marker is in Oklahoma’s Choctaw Nation.

It is also in the American South,

specifically in the Piney Woods,

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 10 miles of this marker, measured as the crow flies: Battle of Backbone Mountain (approx. 3.7 miles away); Chief Mosholatubbee (approx. 4.2 miles away); Fort Coffee (approx. 7½ miles away); Choctaw Agency (approx. 7½ miles away); Skullyville (approx. 7.9 miles away); a different marker also named Skullyville

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(approx. 8 miles away); Hotel Lowrey (approx. 9.2 miles away); McKenna Building (approx. 9.2 miles away).

Also see . . . Oklahoma's Historic Castle - [Archived Explore Southern History website]. (Submitted on March 21, 2023.)

Credits. This page was last revised on December 31, 2024. It was originally submitted on March 6, 2023, by Nancy Dougherty of Biwabik, Minnesota. This page has been viewed 727 times since then and 54 times this year. Photo 1. submitted on March 6, 2023, by Nancy Dougherty of Biwabik, Minnesota. • J. Makali Bruton was the editor who published this page.

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