Fort Sill
US 62, Fort Sill, OKThe presence of this outcropping of excellent building stone was one of the determining factors in the selection of this locality by Generals Philip H. Sheridan and Benjamin H. Grierson for the establishment of Fort Sill. The quarry was opened in 1870 by the black "Buffalo Soldiers" of the 10th u.s. Cavalry and used by them for the next several years in the construction of the old Post of Fort Sill, Indian Territory. Most of the original buildings built of this native stone are still in use The entire 01d Post was designated a Registered National Historic Landmark in 1962. Quarry Hill's limestone outcropping was shown to GEN Marcy by his scouts in 1852 when he reported that this area would make an excellent site for a post. Assistant Surgeon H. S. Kilbourne, in his report of Sept 24, 1870, noted: "The stone is easily quarried and worked and when laid into walls presents a bright and fine appearance."
Quarry Hill is a site of significance in the black military heritage of America.
Listed in National Register of Historic Places in 1966.
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