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A portion of the city of Ardmore, separate from the main part of the city, borders Gene Autry to the east and contains the Ardmore Municipal Airport. The center of Ardmore is 15 miles (24 km) southwest of Gene Autry by highways 53 and 77. The Chickasaw National Recreation Area is to the north. [8]
Durant is the third largest and fastest growing city in south central Oklahoma. Durant is located in the tourism district known as Choctaw Country, formerly known as Kiamichi Country. The city is home to Southeastern Oklahoma State University, the second largest in the region, Medical Center of Southeastern OK, and the Choctaw Nation of Oklahoma.
Gold Mountain Casino is a Native American casino in Ardmore, Oklahoma, owned and operated by the Chickasaw Nation. Originally opened in 2002 as Ardmore Gaming, the facility has grown steadily and today features more than 300 gaming machines. [1] The casino is open 24 hours a day, seven days a week.
Ardmore is the principal center of trade for a ten-county region in South Central Oklahoma, with a retail pull factor of 1.7–1.9. Ardmore's major employers are Michelin North America , with 1,900 employees, who announced its plan to close the tire building portion of the plant in 2025, and Mercy Hospital Ardmore, with 900 employees.
Named to honor the Chickasaw Indian Nation, who were relocated to the area from the Southeastern United States during the 1830s (and who later sold the original 640 acres (260 ha) of land for the park to the Federal government), the park's springs, streams, and lakes provide opportunities for swimming, boating, fishing, picnicking, camping, and ...
The glass mosaic "Gifts of Past and Present," by Oklahoma Choctaw artist Lauretta Newby-Coker, is on view at the Choctaw Cultural Center in Calera, near Durant, on Nov. 3, 2023.
Aug. 25—Choctaw Nation Prosecutor Kara Bacon said an advocacy center operated by the southeast Oklahoma tribal nation is an answer to a challenge given by a Lakota Chief more than a hundred ...
Carter County is a county in the U.S. state of Oklahoma. As of the 2020 census, the population was 48,003. [1] Its county seat is Ardmore. [2] The county was named for Captain Ben W. Carter, a Cherokee who lived among the Chickasaw. [3] Carter County is part of the Ardmore Micropolitan Statistical Area. It is also a part of the Texoma region.