Near Fort Towson in Choctaw County, Oklahoma — The American South (West South Central)

Fort Towson Landing

Photographed by Mark Hilton, October 21, 2019

1. Fort Towson Landing Marker

Inscription. The Fort Towson Landing was south of here on the banks of the Red River. Also known as the Public Landing, from 1824 to 1854 it served as a receiving point for soldiers and supplies delivered by keelboats and steamboats. Traders from the Choctaw settlement of Doaksville and local planters received goods and transported cotton to New Orleans. The cotton went to textile mills in Great Britain and the eastern United States, helping fuel the Industrial Revolution. Commercial navigation of the Upper Red River continued until the early 1900's when railroads surpassed it as an economical mode of transportation.

Erected by Oklahoma Historical Society.

Topics and series. This historical marker is listed in these topic lists: Agriculture • Indigenous Peoples and Communities • War, US Civil • Waterways & Vessels. In addition, it is included in the Oklahoma Historical Society series list. A significant historical year for this entry is 1824.

Location. 34° 1.062′ N, 95° 15.242′ W. Marker is near Fort Towson, Oklahoma, in Choctaw County. It is on U.S. 70 east of State Route 209, on the right when traveling east. Touch for map. Marker is in this post office area: Fort Towson OK 74735, 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 New Spain,

the territory of the Mississippian Culture,

and the Louisiana Purchase.

Other nearby markers. At least 8 other markers are within walking distance of this marker: Fort Towson (here, next to this marker); Native American Patriots Memorial

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(approx. 0.6 miles away); World War II Memorial (approx. 0.7 miles away); Dorothy Jane Orton (approx. 0.7 miles away); Transportation Crossroads (approx. 0.7 miles away); Sutler Store (approx. ¾ mile away); Hospital and Commissary (approx. ¾ mile away); Barracks (approx. ¾ mile away). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Fort Towson.

More about this marker. Marker was moved from Fort Towson Historic Site (34° 1.665′ N, 95° 15.458′ W) on Fort Towson Historic Site Road (County Road E2060) one mile south to U.S. Highway 70.

Photographed by Michael Manning, August 25, 2011

2. Fort Towson Landing Marker

Fort Towson Landing Marker (on right) has been moved to U.S. Highway 70. image. Click for full size.

Photographed by Mark Hilton, October 21, 2019

3. Fort Towson Landing Marker (on right) has been moved to U.S. Highway 70.

Fort Towson Landing Marker looking east image. Click for full size.

Photographed by Jason Armstrong, January 28, 2023

4. Fort Towson Landing Marker looking east

At the Fort Towson Historic Site image. Click for full size.

Photographed by Michael Manning, August 25, 2011

5. At the Fort Towson Historic Site

Credits. This page was last revised on January 15, 2024. It was originally submitted on February 12, 2012, by Michael Manning of Woodlawn, Tennessee. This page has been viewed 1,182 times since then and 25 times this year. Photos: 1. submitted on April 1, 2020, by Mark Hilton of Montgomery, Alabama. 2. submitted on February 12, 2012, by Michael Manning of Woodlawn, Tennessee. 3. submitted on April 1, 2020, by Mark Hilton of Montgomery, Alabama. 4. submitted on January 14, 2024, by Jason Armstrong of Talihina, Oklahoma. 5. submitted on February 12, 2012, by Michael Manning of Woodlawn, Tennessee. • Craig Swain was the editor who published this page.