Troops L & M, Roosevelt's Rough Riders

Troops L & M, Roosevelt's Rough Riders (HM222M)

Location: Muskogee, OK 74403 Muskogee County
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Country: United States of America
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N 35° 47.623', W 95° 18.619'

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On this spot
on
May 12, 1898
200 men of
the City of
Muscogee
and the
Indian Territory
were sworn into the service
of their country. They valiantly
defended it's ideals at
San Juan Hill, Cuba
as
Roosevelt's Rough Riders
Troops L & M, 1st United States
Volunteer Cavalry
Troop L
Captain A. K. Capron
1st. Lt. John R. Thomas, Jr.
2nd Lt. R. C. Day
Troop M
Captain R. H. Bruce
1st. Lt. O. C. Nichols
2nd. Lt. A. S. Johnson
This levy raised by
U.S. Judge John R. Thomas
and sworn in by
Lt. Allyn K. Capron, 7th. U.S. Cavalry,
Fort Sill, Oklahoma.
(Killed in Action).
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Moved to this location Sept. 9, 1976
Formerly located at Katy Depot
in Muskogee. Depot was
torn down and location was
not accesable [sic] to public.
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HM NumberHM222M
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Date Added Tuesday, October 10th, 2017 at 7:01pm PDT -07:00
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Locationbig map
UTM (WGS84 Datum)15S E 291217 N 3963531
Decimal Degrees35.79371667, -95.31031667
Degrees and Decimal MinutesN 35° 47.623', W 95° 18.619'
Degrees, Minutes and Seconds35° 47' 37.38" N, 95° 18' 37.14" W
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Area Code(s)918
Closest Postal AddressAt or near Water Plant, Muskogee OK 74403, US
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