Press Release
September 17, 2024
Contact: Calista Stephens
Fort Towson Historic Site, Oklahoma Historical Society
Office: 580-873-2634
fttowson@history.ok.gov
www.okhistory.org/forttowson
Community Invited to Cinnamon Roll Social at Fort Towson Historic Site
FORT TOWSON, Okla. — The Fort Towson Historic Site will host a Cinnamon Roll Social on Saturday, September 28, from 10 a.m.-noon. The event is free, and everyone is invited.
Guests will enjoy cinnamon rolls cooked on-site in cast iron Dutch ovens under the cooling shade of walnut trees. The sutler store will provide a backdrop that brings to mind a time when soldiers worked, drilled and received their sustenance on the same piece of ground. Guests will be invited to tour the museum, explore the grounds and learn about the significant impact of the fort.
The event will include a presentation by Correy Twilley. Twilley is a curator at the U.S. Army Air Defense Artillery Training Support Facility at Fort Sill and is the Army’s resident subject matter expert on U.S. Army food and ration development from the 1770s to today. He is a graduate of Norwich University and Rogers State University.
For more information, call 580-873-2634 or email fttowson@history.ok.gov. The Fort Towson Historic Site is located at 896 N. 4375 Rd. in Fort Towson.
Fort Towson Historic Site is a division of the Oklahoma Historical Society. The mission of the Oklahoma Historical Society is to collect, preserve and share the history and culture of the state of Oklahoma and its people. Founded in 1893 by members of the Territorial Press Association, the OHS maintains museums, historic sites and affiliates across the state. Through its research archives, exhibits, educational programs and publications the OHS chronicles the rich history of Oklahoma. For more information about the OHS, please visit www.okhistory.org.
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Editor’s Note: Photos of the Fort Towson Historic Site are available upon request.
