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Native America and a Civil War Tale: The Fascinating Story of Indian City in Anadarko, Oklahoma

March 29, 2010March 25, 2026 Oklahoma Traveler

Indian City, USA was founded on the very site of the massacre of the Tonkawa Indians by the Shawnees and other mercenaries during the Civil War. Due to their loyalty to the Confederacy, the tribe was nearly exterminated by pro-Union Indians. In October of 1862, warriors from the Delaware, Shawnee, and Caddo tribes united to […]

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