Fort Supply – Fort Reno Military Road

Woodward County · on OK-50, one mile west and two miles south of Mooreland

A supply road was established between Fort Supply and the Cheyenne-Arapaho Agency in Darlington in 1870. The road was an extension of the Fort Dodge – Fort Supply road and extended to Fort Reno in 1875. The road provided an important transportation route before the construction of railroads.

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