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Washita Battlefield National Historic Site
Things To Do

Useful websites to plan your vacation or a weekend of discovery:

USDA Black Kettle National Grasslands: www.fs.fed.us/r3/cibola/districts/black.shtml

Great Plains Trail of Oklahoma: www.greatplainstrail.com or www.owpha.org or www.wildlifedepartment.com/wildlifetrails.htm

Roger Mills County, OK: www.rogermills.org

Cheyenne Cultural Center: www.clintonokla.org/entertainment/cheyennecenter.htm

Elk City Chamber of Commerce: www.elkcitychamber.com

Sayre Chamber of Commerce: www.sayreok.net

Washita National Wildlife Refuge: southwest.fws.gov

Metcalfe Museum: http://metcalfemuseum.org/
 

Doxey Shale  

Did You Know?
The distant hills north of Washita Battlefield are called the Horseshoe Hills. These hills were formed as a result of erosion of the softer surrounding material about 250 million years ago, leaving the harder Doxey Shale behind.

Last Updated: January 25, 2008 at 12:25 EST