Fort Washita Rendezvous

  • Matt Swearengin | Durant Democrat The annual Fort Washita Rendezvous was held last Wednesday through Sunday and the event showcases historic life at the fort. This year, the event featured trappers, traders, mountain men demonstrators, stickball, Chickasaw Stomp Dancers and more. Fort Washita was built in 1842 and served as a former United States military post. The mission of Fort Washita was to protect the Chickasaw and Choctaw tribes from the Plains Indians and was abandoned after the Civil War in 1865.
    Matt Swearengin | Durant Democrat The annual Fort Washita Rendezvous was held last Wednesday through Sunday and the event showcases historic life at the fort. This year, the event featured trappers, traders, mountain men demonstrators, stickball, Chickasaw Stomp Dancers and more. Fort Washita was built in 1842 and served as a former United States military post. The mission of Fort Washita was to protect the Chickasaw and Choctaw tribes from the Plains Indians and was abandoned after the Civil War in 1865.
  • Students from Collinsville, Texas, Elementary School were among those visiting the annual Fort Washita Rendezvous last Friday.
    Students from Collinsville, Texas, Elementary School were among those visiting the annual Fort Washita Rendezvous last Friday.
  • Baby pigs were brought to the Fort Washita Rendezvous.
    Baby pigs were brought to the Fort Washita Rendezvous.
  • Children were dressed in period clothing for the annual Fort Washita Rendezvous.
    Children were dressed in period clothing for the annual Fort Washita Rendezvous.
  • A Fort Washita Rendezvous participant speaks to people visiting the rendezvous last Friday.
    A Fort Washita Rendezvous participant speaks to people visiting the rendezvous last Friday.

Fort Washita Rendezvous