![]() A post office, known as "Parr," was established at this place in 1883. ![]() The ranch became a stage stand and a freight station for local settlers. The "Huntley Ranch" was established on Rush Creek near the site of the old Wichita Village. The years 1878-1892 make up the fourth period. When the government freight station was moved from Caddo to Texas, the little town nearly died. A stage stand was built and a little town sprang up. Rush Springs was between Caddo and Fort Sill. After the building of the railroad across the eastern part of the territory, Caddo became the main shipping point. Supplies had to be shipped to Fort Sill from points in the eastern part of Indian Territory. The third period covers the years 1871-1878. Parts of this trail can still be seen today. Used after the railroad was built across the territory in 1892. This trail passed about one and a half miles east of the town, and the springs served as a watering place for the cattle. Thousands of heads of cattle were driven northward across the territory over this trail from Texas to Kansas. The second period deals with the Chisholm cattle trail (1865-1892). After this battle, the Wichitas fled to Fort Arbuckle. It was at this place that the famous "Battle of the Wichita Village" was fought between the Comanches and the United States Calvary on October 1, 1858. The Wichita Indians settled on RushĬreek about four miles southeast of the present town around 1850. The springs served as a camping site for Indian tribes from very early days. ![]() The history of Rush Springs may be divided into six periods. It is one of the oldest (if not the oldest) settlements in Grady County, Oklahoma. Rush Springs gets its name from the large springs near the head of Rush Creek from which the town gets its water supply. Watermelon slice indicating that Rush Springs is also the Watermelon Capital. Now the sign says: "Welcome to Rush Springs." Also, there is a giant Welcome and we hope you enjoy yourselves and get a glimpse of a little bit of what our tierheim visitors enjoy when they come here.Ībout 65 miles southwest of Oklahoma City, near the junction of Highways 81 and 17, was a sign that said: "Welcome to Rush Springs, home of 1500 happy faces and a few old soreheads." We do, however, provide a full restroom with shower/bath at the main house during reasonable hours and have a septic for you to dispose of your waste (during open hours) so you don't have to travel with it. Our campsites are BYOS sites: We do not provide outhouses or tent potties at our sites, so you must bring your own. See below for a bit of local history and things to see while in the area. The campsite overlooks over 600 acres of peaceful grassy knolls which takes the viewer back in time. So, there is always a project or two in progress around the early 1900s homestead. There are plenty of open spaces or covered spaces to camp.We are working to restore the property including rebuilding several structures that were destroyed in the May 3rd, 1999 tornado. The ponds do not have fish, but we are going to be stocking them within the next year. Enjoy stargazing and naming that constellation. Watch a thunderstorm roll over the horizon while watching lightening from miles away. The property has three low water level ponds, meaning no fish - but the opportunity to hike, bike, horseback ride or UTV into and out of the creek(s). From my covered front porch I can hear owls, coyotes, hawks and other birds while watching deer munching in the open meadow. This property has been in the family for almost 5 generations and we are working to rebuild after nearly 50 years of no activity. ![]() The property has several oil sites and it does have cattle, however, it has largely been untouched since the 1970s, meaning we have old growth and new growth for trees and natural habitat for wildlife. We have 161.64 acres which has 4 gravel access points at different parts of the property.
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