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"The Cooper Site" Historic Marker ~ Fort Supply, Oklahoma

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Two miles northeast of here is the Cooper Paleo-Indian bison kill site. The site was the scene of three of the largest Folsom (ca. 10,500 years ago) bison kills known. Each event saw more than thirty bison herded into a dead-end gully. Hunters on the gully rim killed the animals with spears tipped with finely crafted Folsom points. A bison skull beneath the second kill was painted with red zigzag lines to ensure a successful hunt. The mineral pigment was red hematite. This is the oldest painted skull in North America and is the earliest evidence of hunting ritual for the Plains region.

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"Camp Supply" Historic Marker ~ Fort Supply, Oklahoma

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Camp Supply
Near here North
Established Nov., 1868 by Gen. Alfred Sully with 5 companies of 3rd Inf. This was the supply base for Col. Custer's 7th Cav. Here Dec. 2, 1868 Gen. Sheridan received Custer returning from the Battle of the Washita. Name changed to Ft. Supply, 1889. Post abandoned 1893. Building now used by the State as a hospital.

"Historic Fort Supply Cemetery" Historic Marker ~ Fort Supply, Oklahoma

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Fort Supply Period - 1873 to 1895
This site was chosen as the second cemetery for Fort Supply. While many soldiers and civilians were buried here, the soldiers were moved to Fort Leavenworth, Kansas in 1895 after the post was abandoned. Some civilian graves are unmarked, headstones remain for the following individuals:
Toch-e-me-ha, Cheyenne wife of Ben Clark (Scout) died October 6th, 1875. Age 22 years.
Alex Mitchell, died June 17, 1877. Age 22 years.
James Quinlan, died July 12, 1877. Age 32 years 6 months.
Pat McLoughlin, born in County Roscommon, Ireland, died March 17, 1878. Age 36 years.
Pvt. Bad Face (Indian Scout) died November 7, 1885 of chronic dysentery.

Squatters Period - 1895 to 1908
After the military moved its operations at Fort Supply to Fort Sill, Civilians moved to the post and occupied the dwellings and grounds. Many of these individuals had participated in the 1893 Cherokee Strip Land Run. The earliest burial for this period was 1901.

Western Oklahoma Hospital Period - 1908 to 1982
The Fort Supply Cemetery became the burial place for many mentally ill patients when the property was acquired by the state of Oklahoma in 1908. In 1982, Dr. William Blythe, M.D., former hospital superintendent, was the last person buried in the cemetery.
Woodward County, Ok.

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