Camp Supply, in the Indian Territory was established in order to provide provisions for the troops guarding supply routes and offering protection to white settlements during the 1860's. The last major duty of the troops at Supply was policing the opening of the Cherokee Outlet in 1893.

The Fort was in existence for twenty-six years. In 1868, General Alfred Sully selected the site near the confluence of Beaver River and Wolf Creek to serve as a base camp for the winter. The new post was never intended to become permanent, but remained useful for several years. It was abandoned in Oct 1894.

George Custer led his troops to the Washita River and the battle with Black Kettle's Cheyennes only a few days after the founding of the camp.

The troops also protected the tribal lands from the "Boomers" who wanted to allow white settlement in unoccupied Indian Territory. Thus, the troops went from controlling the Indians to protecting their tribal lands from encroachment by non-whites.

When the Cherokee Outlet was opened, troops from Supply ejected the "Sooners" from the region and guarded the land offices and registration booths.

The number of troops at Supply ranged from 638 in 1870 to 86 in 1876, with an average of about 300. In 1869 the Post reported five civilian employees with 160 in Jan 1875.

When the post was abandoned in 1894, the troops and equipment were removed to Fort Sill. The fifty-six soldiers bodies that were buried at Fort Supply were moved to Fort Leavenworth. Some civilian graves are still located in the cemetery. The buildings were placed in the custody of the Department of Interior, then passed on to the Territory of Oklahoma.

Camp Supply was officially named Fort Supply in 1878. The town of Fort Supply sprang up after the post was abandoned. In 1908, Western State Hospital - an insane asylum - housed 400 patients and employees in the old buildings. By 1940, the hospital held 1,550 inmates and 135 workers.

Western State Hospital is now known as Western State Psychiatric Center with inpatient facilities for mental health and substance abuse. It shares the grounds with William S. Key Correctional Center.

The grounds of Fort Supply are at the intersection of Highways 270 and 183. Renovation of the old fort is in progress and visitors may tour some of the historic buildings and learn the history of the fort and life on the plains during the late 1800s.

Orginal townsite name was Dail City. The name was coined to refer to the nature of the durrounding terrain, suggestive of moors and through error, the Post OfFice Department did not adopt the spelling intended, Moorland.

Named for the Quinlin brothers, William Thomas and Robert, well-known ranchers and cattlemen. Once a booming cattle town, now considered a ghost town. The population in 1910 was 355. By 1980, there were only 64 people.