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Triangle Heritage Museum
512 W Delaware, Cleveland 74020 918/358-3348
Sum, Sa-Su 1-5p; groups year-round GBA, H,M FREE(D)
Oil industry & area history of the Triangle region, bordered by the old
Pawnee reservation and the Arkansas and Cimarron rivers.
Talbot Library & Museum
PO Box 349, Colcord 74338-0349
406 S Colcord Ave 918/326-4532, 918/597-2700
Tu-Sa 9a-5p, Su & some holidays 1-5p Closed major holidays GBA, H FREE(D)
Fossils, barbed wire, coins, stamps, pioneer artifacts; genealogy
information; Cherokee and other tribal artifacts & documents.
Depot Museum
PO Box 520, Collinsville 74021
115 S 10th 918/371-2386
Su by appt GBA, H,M FREE(D)
Restored depot houses historical items and artifacts of local interest.
Caboose on site.
Prairie Song, I.T.
Rt 1, Box 286, Dewey 74029
5 1/2 mi E of Dewey on Durham St 918/534-2662
M,W,F, hourly tours at 10a-2p & by appt Closed major holidays GBA, M Fees
vary
Recreated frontier village; all buildings furnished with period antiques.
Entertainment packages. Texas longhorn herd on site.
Tom Mix Museum
PO Box 190, Dewey 74029
Don Tyler Blvd & Osage Ave 918/534-1555
Tu-F 10a-4:30p, Sa-Su 1-4:30p Closed Jan & state holidays, open weekends in
Feb $1 donation suggested
Nation's most comprehensive collection of personal property of the silent
movie cowboy, who lived in Dewey in 1909. Gift shop.
Fort Gibson Military Park
PO Box 457, Fort Gibson 74434
110 E Ash 918/478-2669
M-Sa 9a-5p, Sun 1-5p Closed Thanksgiving, Christmas & Easter GBA, H,M call
for fee information
First army post in Indian Territory, in operation 1824-1890. Exhibits relate
its history from the Indian removals to post-Civil War.
Fort Gibson National Cemetery
1423 Cemetery Rd, Fort Gibson 74434
US-62 E 918/478-2334
Office: 8a-4:30p M-F Closed legal holidays Cemetery open daily GBA, H,M
FREE(D)
Established as a national cemetery in 1861; burial place for veterans from
the War of 1812 to Persian Gulf War. Self-guided walking tours.
Cherokee Courthouse, Tahlonteeskee
Rt 2 Box 37-1, Gore 74435
US-64, 3 mi SE of city 918/489-5663
M-Sa 9a-5p, Su 1-5p & by appt Closed Thanksgiving & Christmas GBA, M FREE(D)
Reconstructed 1829 council house & courthouse; original cabin; items about
the area's first Cherokee settlement. Gift shop.
Har-Ber Village
Rt 6 Box 470, Grove 74344
3 mi W of US-59 on Har-Ber Rd 918/786-6446
Mar-Nov, 9a-6p Closed Thanksgiving & Win H,M FREE(D)
Self-guided tours through 116 buildings furnished with items & artifacts
that re-create all aspects of the area's early settlement.
Mickey
Mantle Memorial Exhibit
Hembree’s exhibit is open daily from 1 P.M. to close Monday
through Saturday, and is located at "536" West Third Street, Suite "7" in
the Lakeview Shopping Center next to Cheapo Depo in Grove, Oklahoma. Anyone
wishing to make a donation of a Mantle item to the exhibit, or wishing to
sell items are urged to contact Hembree at (918) 786-3210, (918) 786-2861 or
email at visitor@junct.com.
Admission is Free.
Johnny Blanchard, Yankee teammate recently visited Hembree at the
exhibit and it brought tears to his eyes, "That is the reason I do this,"
Hembree said "Not for a monetary gain but for the good feeling it gives me
for the fans, friends and family to come in and share the Mickey Mantle
experience, to share a story, to relive a favorite time in life when Mickey
was at bat." Blanchard said "Terry... Mick' would be so proud of what you
have done to remember him, this is the best thing I've ever saw."
Heavener Runestone State Park
Rt 1 Box 1510, Heavener 74937-1510
N of US-59 & US-270 918/653-2241
Daily 8a-dark H,M FREE(D)
Day-use park features mysterious carvings on a huge granite slab; rumored to
be the work of Viking explorers. Interpretive displays.
Kerr Nature Center
c/o Choctaw Ranger District, HC-64, Heavener 74937
SH-1, 1 1/2 mi E of US-259 918/653-2991
Daily H,M FREE
Self-guided interpretive trails through the Kerr Botanical Area and exhibit
pavilion offer insight into the area's natural history.
Peter Conser Historic Home
HC 64 Box 3725, Heavener 74937-9512
US-59S, then 3 mi W 918/653-2493
We-Sa 10a-5p, Su 1-5p Closed state holidays G,M FREE(D)
1884 home of Choctaw leader of the Lighthorsemen law enforcment agency. 1884
barn; furnishings and artifacts from 1894-1910.
Henryetta Art Association Museum
c/o Coleen Winters, 606 W Division, Henryetta 74437
621 W Main 918/652-4165
By appt & during art shows Closed major holidays Open Memorial weekend GBA,
M FREE(D)
Early Oklahoma items; Belle Starr saddle, old whiskey still, pioneer home
exhibit, Creek Nation artifacts. Local arts & crafts.
Henryetta Territorial Museum
PO Box 459, Henryetta 74437
410 W Moore 918/652-3028
Tu,W,Th,F 11a-4p & by appt Closed holidays GBA, H,M FREE(D)
Early-day area artifacts, housed in a 1905 1-room school. Items from Dallas
Cowboy Troy Aikman and rodeo champ Jim Shoulders.
Drummond Home
305 N Price, Hominy 74035 918/885-2374
F-Sa 9a-5p, Su 1-5p Closed state holidays GBA, M FREE(D)
Three-story Victorian home built from sandstone. Original 1905 furnishings;
guided tours.
Three Forks Nature Center
Rt 1 Box 210, Hulbert 74441
Sequoyah State Park, SH-51 918/772-2108
Sum, Su-F 9a-5p, Sa 9a-9p; Win, Tu-Su 9a-5p Closed Thanksgiving & Christmas
GBA, M FREE(D)
Flora and fauna of NE Oklahoma. Wildlife rehabilitation, live birds of prey,
deer, reptiles & other native species.
Delaware County Historical Museum
PO Box 567, Jay 74346
538 Krause St 918/253-4345, 918/253-4395
M-F 8:30a-4p GBA, H,M FREE(D)
Artifacts and exhibits from across the nation, including toy trains, buggies
and wagons; American Indian and Trail of Tears items.
Historic Dr. McLean Home & Office
123 E "A" St, Jenks 74037 918/446-2745, 918/299-8634
Tours Sa 3p & by appt Closed major holidays GBA, M $2a & sc, $1c 12 and
under
A nostalgic 1-hour guided tour through the furnished home, medical office &
examining room of an early-day physician.
Sunbelt Railroad Museum
PO Box 470331, Tulsa 74147-0311
110 W "A" St, Jenks (Midland Valley Depot) 918/298-7246
Sa, 10a-4p Closed major holidays GBA FREE(D)
Two 1920 restored passenger cars and numerous railroad-related artifacts,
including items from the steam-engine era.
Overstreet-Kerr Historical Farm
Rt 2, Box 693, Keota 74941
E of Keota on Overstreet-Kerr Rd 918/966-3396, E-Mail
okhfarm@crosstel.net
Tu-Sa 10a-4p Closed Thanksgiving & Christmas GBA, H,M . Our
tour fee is $3 for youth and adults.
140-acre farm features 1895 home, outbuildings and early livestock breeds,
including Choctaw ponies and pigs and Spanish goats.
Willard Stone Family Museum & Gallery
HC 67, Box 110, Locust Grove 74352
1 mi E on US-412
918-479-5388
918/479-6900
918/386-2329
Th-Sa 10a-5p & by appt Closed Christmas GBA, H,M FREE(D)
More than 40 examples of original work of nationally-known wood-and-bronze
sculptor. Family gift shop.
Contact Linda Willard Stone
Keystone Crossroads Museum
PO Box 1661, Mannford 74044
SH-51 & Coonrod 918/865-7206, 918/865-4441
Apr-Oct, Su 1-4p GBA, M FREE(D)
Area history, including collection of Indian artifacts; 1200-square foot map
of prehistoric and historic sites from 5 counties.
Coleman Theatre
103 N Main, Miami 74354 918/540-2425, Ext 454
Tours Tu-F 10a-4p, Sa 10a-1p Call for holiday hours GBA, H,M FREE(D)
Restored 1929 vaudeville/movie theatre is still in operation. Lavish Spanish
Mission Revival exterior and Louis XV interior.
Dobson Museum
110 "A" St SW, Miami 74354 918/542-5388, 918/542-2024
Su,W,F 1-4p Call for holiday hours GBA, H,M FREE(D)
Regional history is reflected in American Indian artifacts, lead & zinc
mining items, early settlement collections.
Ataloa Lodge
2299 Old Bacone Rd, Muskogee 74403
Bacone College campus 918/683-4581
M-F 10a-4p & by appt G,H,M $2a, groups $1
Houses more than 20,000 pieces of traditional & contemporary Native American
art, plus Civil War artifacts. Gift shop.
Five Civilized Tribes Museum
Agency Hill on Honor Heights Dr, Muskogee 74401 918/683-1701
M-Sa 10a-5p, Su 1-5p (Jan-Feb, Tu-Sa 10a-5p) Closed Thanksgiving, Christmas
& New Years GBA, H,M $2a, $1.75sc, $1 student
Housed in 1875 Indian Agency building, preserves the heritage & cultures of
the Cherokee, Creek, Choctaw, Chickasaw & Seminole tribes.
Thomas-Foreman Home
1319 W Okmulgee, Muskogee 74401-6740 918/682-6938
F,Sa 10a-5p Closed major holidays GBA, M FREE(D)
1899 home of prominent father and son, Judge John R. Thomas Sr. and Jr.
Military and Roughrider items, books, photos, Indian items.
War Memorial Park/USS Batfish
PO Box 253, Muskogee 74402
3500 Batfish Rd 918/682-6294
Mar-Oct, M-Sa 9a-5p, Su noon-5p; Oct-Nov, F,Sa,Su Closed Dec-Feb GBA, H,M
$2.50a, $2sc, $1c Group discounts
Museum houses military memorabilia; WWII submarine can be toured. Static
equipment & artillery displays & submarine memorial.
Glass Mansion
PO Box 51, Nowata 74048
324 W Delaware 918/273-1191
Call for hours and fees G,M
Fully furnished turn-of-the-century, four-story home of prominent resident.
Designed by the same architect that planned the opulent Marland Mansion in
Ponca City.
Nowata County Historical Museum
PO Box 87, Nowata 74048
121 S Pine 918/273-1191
Tu-Sa & by appt Closed Thanksgiving, Christmas & New Years GBA, H,M FREE(D)
21 rooms of Nowata County history, each with its own theme: Native American,
oil boom, dental office, laundry room and more. Old documents, furnishings
and more.
Creek Council House Museum
106 W 6th, Okmulgee 74447 918/756-2324
Tu-Sa 10a-4:30p Closed state holidays GBA, H,M FREE(D)
Recipient of a national preservation award, the museum interprets the
cultures of the Muscogee (Creek) Nation and other native people.
Nuyaka Mission Site
c/o Oklahoma Historic Sites Division, 2100 N Lincoln, Oklahoma City 73105
17 mi NW of Okmulgee off SH-56 918/758-0212, 405/522-5230
Su 2-5p & by appt Closed state holidays GBA, M FREE(D)
Mission site for the Creek Tribe, established in the 1880s, is a definitive
representation of the mission era of Indian Territory.
Dog Iron Ranch & Will Rogers Birthplace
PO Box 157, Claremore 74018
US-169, 3 mi NE of Oologah 918/275-4201
Daily; tours 10am & 2pm GBA, H,M FREE(D)
Log-walled, two story home where Will Rogers was born in 1879. 400-acre
ranch with barns and Texas longhorn cattle.
Oolagah Historical Museum
PO Box 609, Oologah 74053
Maple & Cooweescoowee 918/443-2790
Tu-Sa 9a-5p, Su 1-4p Closed holidays GBA, H,M FREE(D)
Collections include local antiques and primitives, Will Rogers photos and a
complete doctor's office.
Owasso Historical Museum
PO Box 1481, Owasso 74055
26 S Main 918/272-3743
Th-Sa 10a-2p & by appt GBA, H,M FREE(D)
Historical artifacts of local and statewide interest; periodically hosts art
displays & special exhibits.
Osage Historical Society Museum
700 N Lynn Ave, Pawhuska 74056 918/287-9924
Sum, daily 9a-5p; Win, M-F 9a-5p, Sa-Su noon-5p Closed Christmas & New Years
GBA, H,M FREE(D)
Old Santa Fe depot contains items from Pawhuska's first boy scout troop in
America; pioneer and Indian items. Train car display.
Cathedral of the Osage
1314 Lynn Ave, Pawhuska 74056
Immaculate Conception Church 918/287-1414
By appt; guests are welcome at services H,M FREE(D)
Known for its rare stained glass windows, this 1910 French Gothic-style
Catholic church was the principal church of the Osage Tribe.
Pawnee Bill Museum & Ranch
PO Box 493, Pawnee 74058
1141 Pawnee Bill Rd 918/762-2513
Tu-Sa 10a-5p, Su,M 1-4p Closed state holidays GBA (.25 fee), H,M FREE(D)
Eclectic 1910 mansion, barns, buildings, buffalo herd and gift shop echo the
life and times of Wild West showman Gordon W. Lillie.
Pawnee County Historical Society Museum
PO Box 472, Pawnee 74058
7th & Harrison 918/762-2108
W 10a-5p & by appt G,H,M FREE(D)
Focuses on the Pawnee community and Pawnee Tribe as well as surrounding
region. Artifacts from area ghost towns.
Civil War Monument/Second Battle of Cabin Creek
c/o Friends of Cabin Creek, PO Box 882, Vinita 74301
2 1/2 mi N of Pensacola off SH-28 918/256-7133
Daily GBA, H FREE
12-acre Civil War battle site features granite monument and markers that
tell the story of this 1862 Confederate victory.
Picher Mining Museum
526 N Connell, Picher 74360 918/673-1192
May-Sep, M-Sa 10a-2p; year-round by appt GBA, H,M FREE(D)
Boom-and-bust history of the largest lead and zinc mining field in the
world; 1916-1965. Photos, machinery & equipment, documents.
Caboose Museum
201 S Broadway, Poteau 74953 918/647-9178
Sa 10a-5p, Su 11a-5p Closed Thanksgiving & Christmas GBA, M FREE(D)
Caboose holds a collection of railroad and western memorabilia, and general
information about Poteau and LeFlore County.
Robert S. Kerr Museum
c/o Eastern OK Historical Society, Rt 1, Box 111, Poteau 74953
6 mi SW on US-270, Kerr Conference Center 918/647-8221
Tu-Su 1-4p Closed major holidays GBA, M $1a, .50c
Home of former governor and U.S. senator; Spiro Mounds artifacts, Choctaw
Indian history and local history.
Coo-Y-Yah Country Museum
PO Box 696, Pryor 74361
US-69 & 9th, MKT Depot 918/825-2222
Apr-Dec, W-F,Su 1-4p Closed Jan-Mar, Thanksgiving & Christmas GBA, H, M
FREE(D)
Katy depot houses Cherokee and Osage artifacts and art, local history items,
rare salt-glazed pottery collection, 1800s printing press.
White Hair Memorial
PO Box 185, Ralston 74650
1/2 mi S of SH-20 918/538-2417
Tu-F 9a-6p, Sa by appt Closed state holidays GBA, H,M FREE(D)
Circa 1920s home of Osage Lillie Morrell Burkhart is now a resource learning
center for Osage tribal culture and heritage.
Dwight Presbyterian Mission
Rt 2, Box 71, Vian 74962
NE of Vian, I-40 & Dwight Mission Rd Exit 918/775-2144
By appt Closed Thanksgiving, Christmas & Easter GBA, M FREE(D)
1829 cabin was first mission in Oklahoma; now on vocational school campus.
Original items include printing equipment used by Sequoyah.
Fourteen Flags Museum
Rt 1 Box 103A, Sallisaw 74955
US-64 & US-59 junction 918/775-2558
Daily 9a-5p Closed Christmas GBA, H,M FREE(D)
Oklahoma's history under 14 different nations. General store, 1800s cabin,
caboose, cattle brand collection.
Sequoyah's Home Site
Rt 1 Box 141, Sallisaw 74955
7 mi E on SH-101 918/775-2413
Tu-F 9a-5p, Sa-Su 2-5p Closed state holidays GBA, H,M FREE(D)
Log cabin of Sequoyah, inventor of the Cherokee syllabary. Cherokee history
and basics of the Cherokee language are taught to visitors.
Sand Springs Historical & Cultural Museum
6 E Broadway, Sand Springs 74063
Page Memorial Library 918/241-5889
Tu-Th 1-5p, F-Sa 11a-3p Closed major holidays GBA, H,M FREE(D)
Housed in an art deco 1930 library, rotating exhibits focus on area history,
natural history, archaeology and art.
