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website, history, culture and art of the Great Lakes cultures, operated by the Citizen Potawatomi Nation: Claremore Museum of History: Claremore: Rogers: Green Country: Local history: Includes exhibit and memorial about playwright Lynn Riggs who wrote "Green Grow the Lilacs," the basis for Rodgers & Hammerstein's "Oklahoma!" [22] [23]
The Picher Mining Field Museum, which had been housed in the former Tri-State Zinc and Lead Ore Producers Association building, was destroyed by arson in April 2015. The museum archives had previously been sent to Pittsburg State University, and other artifacts had been sent to the Baxter Springs, Kansas Heritage Center and Museum. [19]
The society operates the Oklahoma History Center, the state's museum located in Oklahoma City. The Oklahoma History Center occupies 215,000 ft 2 (19,974m 2) and contains more than 2,000 artifacts and exhibits featuring hands-on audio, video, and activities. A museum store is available online or at the Oklahoma History Center.
Picher, Oklahoma was incorporated in 1918 after ore was discovered. All that remains in the ghost town are empty buildings and piles of toxic waste. Picher, Oklahoma was incorporated in 1918 after ...
View of mines, plant, rail yard in Cardin, Oklahoma (1922) An unusual cluster of galena crystals from the Tri-State district. The gold-colored mineral is chalcopyrite. Size: 3.9 x 3.4 x 2.5 cm. The Tri-State district was a historic lead-zinc mining district located in present-day southwest Missouri, southeast Kansas and northeast Oklahoma. The ...
On the banks of the Oklahoma River, the new First Americans Museum in Oklahoma City aims to tell the story of the state’s 39 tribes through creation stories, tales of struggle and accounts of ...
Founded in 1955, the National Cowboy & Western Heritage Museum has been described as “America’s premier institution of Western history, art, and culture. For more information, visit ...
The Oklahoma History Center (OHC) is the history museum of the state of Oklahoma. Located on an 18-acre (7.3 ha) plot across the street from the Governor's mansion at 800 Nazih Zuhdi Drive in Oklahoma City , the current museum opened in 2005 and is operated by the Oklahoma Historical Society (OHS).