Camp Nichols is about 3.5 miles northwest
of Wheeless, Oklahoma. Founded by Colonel Kit Carson, it was occupied for
only a few months in 1865. The soldiers built a stone wall around the parade
ground and erected some officers' quarters and other structures. This is
the only military site on the Trail in Oklahoma. Wagon ruts can still be
seen about 0.5 mile south of the fort. The site was also home to an army
officer's wife, Marian Sloan Russell, who wrote much about Camp Nichols
in her book, Land of
Enchantment.
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