Fort Coffee
Fort Coffee
Established June 16, 1834, by 7th Inf., and named in honor of Gen. John Coffee of Tennessee. Abandoned by U.S. Army in November 1838. In 1842 site selected by Choctaw Council and established as Ft. Coffee Academy for boys During Civil War buildings used as barracks by Confederate forces. In Oct. 1863 captured by Federal troops and principal buildings burned.
Location
Directions
About 1 and 1/2 miles east of Main St. in Spiro, Oklahoma, on U.S. Highway 271 on south side of road next to Choctaw Agency monument.
Regions
LeFlore County
Choctaw Country
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Pictures
Fort Coffee. E. of Sprio, OK
Fort Coffee. E of Spiro, OK
