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Historical Ft. Washita
HISTORY:
To protect the five nations from angry Plains Indians who were upset at having to share their lands with the newcomers, the U.S. Army built several forts in Oklahoma territory. These included Fort Washita near Durant and Fort Gibson, near Muskogee. Ft. Washita was built in 1842 and remained an active Ft. until 1865 when it was burnt down. History doesn't know exactly who burnt the fort down, but speculation figures that it was either the Comanche Indians or the Confederate soldiers who did it sometime after the civil war. Ft. Washita also became a fort of
refuge for the Chickasha and Choctaw Indians against the Comanche Indians and
from
We had a group of about
8 investigators and so we decided to break up into groups of 4 in order to cover
the grounds a bit more
While investigating the
parade ground area where the replicated cannon sits, a strange photograph
When we were investigating the South barracks, we heard some strange footsteps on the wooden balcony outside where we were investigating and somewhere inside the barracks, our audio captured an evp saying: "Come in" Team 2 was having some
strange shadow movement down by the old Confederate Cemetery and reported
feeling very uneasy but
When I first stepped onto the grounds of Ft. Washita, I was amazed at how some of the old ruins had been left to remind us of the way things used to be. I didn't do a whole lot of studying on Ft. Washita before our investigation, only from what I had heard from various people. As usual though, I never take to heart what I have heard as I want to experience it for myself first hand and make up my own mind. I really didn't get a whole lot at first until we broke up into groups. I was on Team 1 and started getting some strange feelings of being watched and followed and even more so right about the time that we got the strange photograph. I did notice a lot of dark shadows that seemed to be moving about us, but none that would directly come out and give us their identity. When we first began checking out the South barracks, I saw a soldier standing up on the balcony as if he were keeping guard. He watched us as we made our way up to the balcony and watched us as we checked inside an out. I felt as if he was just checking us out, but knew that we meant no real harm. Inside the West Barracks, I felt a bit uneasy, felt watched from every corner and wasn't sure if there was going to be something waiting for us on the other side or not. I saw the shadows moving about again, but had no one that came through to show their true identity. I also noticed these shadows moving about on the road by the old Confederate Cemetery but strangely enough the cemetery itself felt very peaceful. I do feel that Ft. Washita has many active spirits present, but they seem to be a bit leery of the visitors that step foot there at Ft. Washita, almost as if they are protecting hallow grounds.
Evidence Collected
Photographs: There were 3 strange photographs that were taken and listed here below with comparison shots and/or negative versions
Video: There was no video recorded Evp: There were 3 evp recorded from this investigation
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the Texans who had become very hostile towards the Native Americans since they
thought that they were stealing things such as cattle. Many of the
Chickasaw Indians were buried there on the grounds at Ft. Washita. Some
before the civil war and some afterwards. Where the exact burial places of
each Chickasaw Indian buried on the grounds is unknown, only located in a
general burial area. The reason for this is that the Native American's did
not have the tradition of using headstones to mark the graves of their loved
ones. That tradition wasn't adapted by the Native American's until the
civilization of the 5 Native American tribes. The historical society
has told us that there were some graves from this particular area which were
moved and relocated many, many years ago, but there are many of the Chickasaw
Indians still buried there within the walls of the little secret cemetery, it
just their exact resting places are unknown.
We
had received calls and many e-mails from our viewers asking us if we would check
out Ft. Washita because many of them were curious as to what we would find.
So, we set out to investigate the old Historical Ft. and we must admit, we were
a bit skeptical at first about what we might find there on the grounds at Ft.
Washita, but we were pleasantly surprised due to our own personal experiences
there and at the evidence that our group turned up. We had set
out for a long weekend. We knew that Ft. Washita was going to be a long
investigation for us due to the amount of old ruins and buildings we had to
cover on the 100 acres of land. We had previously done an investigation
the night before and then a small preliminary investigation the early afternoon
that we would be heading out to Ft. Washita. The trip took us about
2 1/2 hours driving time, but it was worth the trip when we got there and
started our investigation.
Again
when Team 1 was by the West Barracks, they were hearing footsteps within the
barracks walls and felt like we were being watched. It's inside and
outside of these barracks that a couple of investigators reported hearing the
galloping of horses. The West Barracks once looked like the old South
Barracks, and held at different times, over 1000 soldiers. Many of the
housing units (barracks) held different officers classified on their marital
status. After the Civil war, a family moved into the West barracks and
lived there for 50 years until 1917 when there was a kitchen fire which burned
down the remainder of the building, leaving it to its present state of empty
ruins.
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