Fur Trade Rendezvous at Ft. Washita

Fort Washita will host a Fur Trade Rendezvous from Wednesday, March 30, through Sunday, April 3. This is a living history event reminiscent of a fur trade rendezvous that was the center of commerce on the early western frontier. Visitors can expect to see trappers representing the far northwest mountain areas to the desert southwest, as well as traders with French and Spanish influence. The rendezvous will include instructive programs in customs, survival skills and lifestyles of the period. Living history interpreters will showcase historical music, and food vendors will be on site.

“School Days” are scheduled for Thursday, March 31, and Friday, April 1. Students will travel through the camps where reenactors will explain life on the frontier in the early nineteenth century. Visit Fort Washita and experience the sights, sounds and smells of history. There is no charge for school buses. There is a $5 per car fee for others visiting the Fur Trade Rendezvous, with all proceeds benefitting preservation projects at Fort Washita. Please call 580-924-6502 for more information. Fort Washita was established in 1842 in the Choctaw Nation, Indian Territory, as the southwestern-most military post of the United States. A National Historic Landmark, Fort Washita is located at 3348 State Rd. 199 in Durant.