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The museum features the history of: Northern Oklahoma College, E.W. Marland's Three Sands Oil Field, the Tonkawa World War II Prisoner of War Camp, and William H. Vanselous' Big V Ranch. Science exhibits include mounted specimens of birds and mammals, and the Herbert Walther Mineral/Fossil Collection (housed in nearby Crowder Science Hall.) [ 2 ]
During World War II, Tonkawa was home to Camp Tonkawa, a prisoner-of-war camp.Camp Tonkawa remained in operation from August 30, 1943, to September 1, 1945. [6] Built between October and December 1942, the 160-acre (0.65 km 2) site contained more than 180 wooden structures for 3,000 German POWs as well as 500 U.S. Army guard troops, service personnel and civilian employees. [7]
Tonkawa otter pelt turban, circa 1880, Oklahoma, Oklahoma History Center. The tribe owns the Tonkawa Tribal Museum in Tonkawa, Oklahoma, which shares the history and culture of the tribe through photographs, art, and artifacts with free admission. [36] They also maintain the Tonkawa and Nez Perce cemeteries. [36]
Designed and outfitted with input from all 39 tribes headquartered in Oklahoma, the $175 million, 175,000-square-foot museum opened in 2021, almost 40 years after it was initially envisioned ...
The Tonkawa Tribe is based today in northern Oklahoma, but its homelands are in Texas, where it recently bought back a mountain central to its origination story. The mountain is located near Gause ...
After reclaiming nearby Red Mountain in 2023, the Tonkawa return to Austin, which the tribe helped save in the 1840s 'For us, it's always been Texas, Texas, Texas': Tonkawa leaders return to a ...
A. D. Buck Museum of Science and History: Tonkawa: Kay: Red Carpet Country: Multiple: Birds and animals of North central Oklahoma, local history, located on the campus of Northern Oklahoma College: Afton Station Packard Museum: Afton: Ottawa: Green Country: Automotive: Includes a showroom, 18 Packards & other vintage automobiles, Route 66 ...
Location of Kay County in Oklahoma. This is a list of the National Register of Historic Places listings in Kay County, Oklahoma. This is intended to be a complete list of the properties and districts on the National Register of Historic Places in Kay County, Oklahoma, United States. The locations of National Register properties and districts ...