List of National Historic Landmarks in Oklahoma facts for kids
The List of National Historic Landmarks in Oklahoma contains the landmarks designated by the U.S. Federal Government for the U.S. state of Oklahoma.
There are 22 National Historic Landmarks in Oklahoma. The following table is a complete list.
| Landmark name | Image | Date designated | Location | County | Description | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 101 Ranch Historic District |
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(#73001560) |
Ponca City 36°36′47″N 97°08′34″W / 36.613056°N 97.142778°W |
Kay | Ranch where rodeo bull-dogging was developed to an art form by Bill Pickett; home base of 101 Ranch Wild West Show. |
| 2 | Bizzell Library |
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(#01000071) |
Norman 35°12′28″N 97°26′44″W / 35.207778°N 97.445556°W |
Cleveland | Library of University of Oklahoma, focus of racial segregation Supreme Court case. |
| 3 | Boley Historic District |
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(#75001568) |
Boley 35°29′44″N 96°28′58″W / 35.495556°N 96.482778°W |
Okfuskee | All-black town founded in 1903, product of segregationist policies. |
| 4 | Boston Avenue Methodist Episcopal Church, South |
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(#78002270) |
Tulsa 36°08′38″N 95°59′04″W / 36.143889°N 95.984444°W |
Tulsa | One of finest examples of ecclesiastical Art Deco architecture in the U.S. |
| 5 | Camp Nichols |
(#66000628) |
Wheeless 36°45′10″N 102°55′35″W / 36.75266°N 102.92627°W |
Cimarron | Ruins of fort built by Kit Carson to protect the Cimarron Cutoff trail (Santa Fe Trail) followers from hostile Kiowa and Apache. | |
| 6 | Cherokee National Capitol |
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(#66000627) |
Tahlequah 35°54′38″N 94°58′14″W / 35.91063°N 94.97053°W |
Cherokee | Capitol of the Cherokee nation from 1869 to 1907, when Oklahoma became a state. |
| 7 | Creek National Capitol |
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(#66000632) |
Okmulgee 35°37′24″N 95°58′18″W / 35.623221°N 95.971769°W |
Okmulgee | Capitol of Creek nation from 1878 to 1907, now a museum. |
| 8 | Deer Creek Site |
(#66000630) |
Newkirk |
Kay | Archeological site, site of a fortified village of the Wichita. | |
| 9 | Fort Gibson |
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(#66000631) |
Fort Gibson 35°48′14″N 95°15′26″W / 35.803889°N 95.257222°W |
Muskogee | Fort built in 1824 in the Indian Territory. |
| 10 | Fort Sill |
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(#66000629) |
Fort Sill 34°42′15″N 98°30′30″W / 34.704167°N 98.508333°W |
Comanche | Only still-active fort from Indian wars on the south plains. |
| 11 | Fort Washita |
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(#66000626) |
Nida 34°06′13″N 96°32′54″W / 34.103611°N 96.548333°W |
Bryan | Established in 1842 to protect the Choctaws and Chickasaws from the plains Indians. |
| 12 | Guthrie Historic District |
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(#74001664) |
Guthrie 35°52′48″N 97°25′31″W / 35.88°N 97.425278°W |
Logan | Now a historic district. |
| 13 | Honey Springs Battlefield |
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(#13000280) |
Rentiesville 35°31′53″N 95°29′09″W / 35.5313°N 95.4858°W |
McIntosh and Muskogee | Site of the Battle of Honey Springs, a Civil War battle known for its preponderance of non-white combatants. |
| 14 | Ernest Whitworth Marland Mansion |
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(#73001561) |
Ponca City 36°43′01″N 97°03′38″W / 36.716944°N 97.060556°W |
Kay | Home of Oklahoma politician Ernest Whitworth Marland. |
| 15 | McLemore Site |
(#66000636) |
Colony |
Washita | An archeological site. | |
| 16 | Murrell Home |
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(#70000530) |
Park Hill 35°51′21″N 94°57′32″W / 35.855725°N 94.958953°W |
Cherokee | A house. |
| 17 | Platt National Park Historic District |
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(#11000628) |
Sulphur 34°30′02″N 96°58′20″W / 34.500556°N 96.972222°W |
Murray | Square mile sold by Chickasaw Nation to federal government for park use in 1902 |
| 18 | Price Tower |
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(#74001670) |
Bartlesville 36°44′51″N 95°58′34″W / 36.7475°N 95.976111°W |
Washington | A Frank Lloyd Wright designed building. His only realized skyscraper design completed in 1956, and commissioned by H.C. Price Petroleum Company. |
| 19 | Sequoyah's Cabin |
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(#66000634) |
Akins 35°30′51″N 94°39′07″W / 35.514167°N 94.651944°W |
Sequoyah | Log cabin home of Sequoyah, who created "talking leaves", written language for the Cherokee. |
| 20 | Stamper site |
(#66000635) |
Optima |
Texas | Archeological site. | |
| 21 | Washita Battlefield |
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(#66000633) |
Cheyenne 35°37′03″N 99°42′01″W / 35.6175°N 99.700278°W |
Roger Mills | Where George Custer led the Seventh Cavalry surprise attack on village of Cheyenne Chief Black Kettle in 1868. |
| 22 | Wheelock Academy |
(#66000949) |
Millerton 33°59′38″N 94°59′18″W / 33.993889°N 94.988333°W |
McCurtain | Originally a missionary school for girls of the Choctaw nation, this became an academy and the model for other academies of the 5 civilized nations. |
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