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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]
April 11, 1973 (12 miles southwest of Ponca City on State Highway 156: Ponca City: 2: 101 Rodeo Arena: 101 Rodeo Arena: December 4, 2017 (2600 N Ash St. Ponca City: 3: Alcorn-Pickrel House
Tonkawa Tribal Housing is a census-designated place (CDP) in Kay County, Oklahoma, United States. It was first listed as a CDP prior to the 2020 census [2] and is inhabited by members of the Tonkawa Tribe of Indians of Oklahoma. The CDP is in southern Kay County, 3 miles (5 km) east of the city of Tonkawa. In addition to residences, the CDP is ...
Three Sands was an oil and gas boomtown which sprang into existence about November 1922 and ceased to exist in 1957. It was located along the Tonkawa-Perry road, now US Route 77, in the area of the Kay County and Noble County border, in the State of Oklahoma.
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]
According to the 2020 census, Oklahoma is the 28th most populous state with 3,959,353 inhabitants but the 19th largest by land area spanning 68,594.92 square miles (177,660.0 km 2) of land. Oklahoma is divided into 77 counties and contains 596 municipalities consisting of cities and towns.
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Pickens Learning Commons at Northern Oklahoma College in Tonkawa. The mission of Pickens Museum is to enrich the lives of both visitors to and residents of North Central Oklahoma, to support the arts, and to promote the idea that there can be economic benefits to encouraging an artist community in North Central Oklahoma.