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Doaksville Candlelight Tours, Fort Towson Historic Site
October 5, 2018, 6:30 p.m.–11 p.m.
An event every day that begins at 6:30 p.m., repeating until October 6, 2018
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Come and experience the history of southeastern Oklahoma and explore the old townsite of Doaksville, Choctaw Nation, at the annual Doaksville Candlelight Tours. Tours will be held October 5 and 6, 2018, beginning at 6:30 pm, with the last tour departing at 10 pm. The tour will start and end with a short hayride under the stars. A guide will take visitors on a 45-minute walking tour through the streets of this once prominent town.
Doaksville was the ending point for the Choctaw Trail of Tears and became the Choctaw Nation’s first capital in the mid-1830s. The town served as a major metropolitan establishment in the region. Confederate General Stand Watie surrendered at Doaksville, officially ending the Civil War on June 23, 1865.
The charge for the event is $6. Children ages 6 and under are admitted free. Reservations will be taken beginning September 25. For more information about the event and to make reservations, please call John Davis at 580-873-2634 or email jdavis@okhistory.org. Fort Towson Historic Site is located north of US 70 near Fort Towson.
