Fort Gibson, Oklahoma
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Fort Gibson is a town in Cherokee and Muskogee counties in the U.S. state of Oklahoma. The population was 3,814 as of the 2020 Census.[4] It is the location of Fort Gibson Historical Site and Fort Gibson National Cemetery and is located near the end of the Cherokees' Trail of Tears at Tahlequah.
Fort Gibson, Oklahoma | |
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Motto: "The Oldest Town in Oklahoma." | |
Coordinates: 35°46′35″N 95°15′37″W | |
Country | United States |
State | Oklahoma |
Counties | Cherokee, Muskogee |
Founded | April 21, 1824 |
Area | |
• Total | 14.01 sq mi (36.29 km2) |
• Land | 13.36 sq mi (34.60 km2) |
• Water | 0.65 sq mi (1.69 km2) |
Elevation | 505 ft (154 m) |
Population (2020) | |
• Total | 3,814 |
• Density | 285.52/sq mi (110.24/km2) |
Time zone | UTC-6 (Central (CST)) |
• Summer (DST) | UTC-5 (CDT) |
ZIP code | 74434 |
Area code(s) | 539/918 |
FIPS code | 40-27200[3] |
GNIS feature ID | 2412640[2] |
Website | City Chamber of Commerce |
Colonel Matthew Arbuckle of the United States Army established Fort Gibson in 1824. The Army abandoned the fort in 1890. A recreation of the fort stands at the historic site, which was built as a Works Progress Administration project between 1935 and 1939, at a different location from the original fort.[5]
The town calls itself "The Oldest Town in Oklahoma."[6]