1864 Indian Raids
During the Civil War many regular troops were withdrawn from Plains military posts to fight in the east.… Read More
Indian Captives
Sixteen-year-old Laura Roper, Mrs. Lucinda Eubanks, and children, Isabelle 3, and William 6 months, were… Read More
The Skirmish at Spring Creek
From April through October 1870 Company C of the second U.S. Cavalry garrisoned a temporary military… Read More
Original Townsite of Oak
The original townsite of Oak grew up around a gristmill constructed here in 1882. By 1883 the village… Read More