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Fort Sill, U.S. military reservation, Comanche co., SW Okla., 4 mi (6.4 km) N of Lawton; est. 1869 by Gen. Philip Sheridan. A 95,000-acre (38,445-hectare) field artillery and missile base, it is the home of the U.S. Army Artillery and Missile Center. Fort Sill was named in memory of Joshua W. Sill, a Civil War general. The Wichita, Kiowa, Comanche, and other Native American groups were given homes on the reservation and trained in agriculture; Geronimo (who is buried in the Apache cemetery there), was imprisoned at the fort. The reservation was almost abandoned in 1904; it was revitalized by the establishment (1911) of a school that was to become the U.S. army's main field artillery training base. There are 48 designated historic sites in the Fort Sill area. How to thank TFD for its existence? Tell a friend about us, add a link to this page, add the site to iGoogle, or visit webmaster's page for free fun content. |
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All water activities at the popular Lake Elmer Thomas Outdoor Recreation Area at Fort Sill, OK, came to a sudden end in the mid-'80s when a leakage problem eliminated all water resources. The company's other military partnerships include Fort Sill, OK, Fort Leavenworth, KS, and Fort Rucker, AL. American Water's Military Services Group also owns and operates the water and wastewater systems at Fort Sill, OK, Fort Leavenworth, KS, and Fort Rucker, AL, and is pursuing additional water and wastewater opportunities with the Department of Defense and other agencies in the Federal Government. |
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