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Battle at Cabin Creek Oklahoma

Cabin Creek is a small river in the northeastern part of Oklahoma. Today, the battlefield site is out in the middle of nowhere. In 1863, it was a prominent crossing along the very busy, Military Road, coming from Kansas into the Indian territory, which today is Oklahoma. Oklahoma would not become a state until 1907. […]

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Little House on the Prairie

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Border War Tour Stop: Drum Creek, Little House on the Prairie, Osage Indians vs Confederates, and the first serial killers. There is a great deal to talk about at this tour stop. During the Civil War the Indian Territory, particularly the area in southeastern Kansas was full of activity with small skirmishes between the Union and

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