The Old Military Road site near Carey, Ohio is a segment of the historic military road built in 1832 from Fort Smith, Arkansas to Fort Towson, Oklahoma. The road opened a means for commerce and otherwise facilitated development of the Oklahoma Territory.
The War Department and the Bureau of Indian Affairs jointly developed the road. A Captain John Stuart directed it. The route was laid out by frontiersman Robert Bean who had a young Jesse Chisholm assisting.[2]
References
- ^ "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service. July 9, 2010.
- ^ Arthur P. Cowley (May 27, 1975). "National Register of Historic Places Inventory/Nomination: Old Military Road". National Park Service. Retrieved June 25, 2017. With four photos from 1976.
