Search results
Results from the WOW.Com Content Network
The Antelope Hills of Southwest Oklahoma in the distance Wichita Mountains Narrows For the college, see Southwestern Oklahoma State University . Southwest Oklahoma is a geographical name for the southwest portion of the state of Oklahoma , typically considered to be south of the Canadian River , extending eastward from the Texas border to a ...
Of Oklahoma's federally protected park or recreational sites, the Chickasaw National Recreation Area is the largest, with 4,500 acres (18 km 2). [18] Other federal protected sites include the Santa Fe and Trail of Tears national historic trails, the Fort Smith and Washita Battlefield national historic sites, and the Oklahoma City National ...
SH-44 begins in the Quartz Mountains of southwest Oklahoma. State Highway 44 begins at an intersection with the Great Plains Trail of Oklahoma in the Quartz Mountains, just northwest of Byrd Mountain in Greer County. [3] From the terminus, SH-44 heads northeast, crossing the North Fork of the Red River into Kiowa County. Just after crossing the ...
Oklahoma's small cities and towns cover a large swath of the Sooner State, each characterized by their rich culture, diverse experiences and unique downtowns. WorldAtlas recently listed the most ...
Map showing the Southwest Trail or Military Road as it was in the mid-1800s (in red) and the Natchitoches Trace that it replaced (in brown). The Southwest Trail was a 19th-century pioneer route that was the primary passageway for American settlers bound for Texas.
Cherokee Outlet, then County Q in Oklahoma Territory [61] The Skidi Pawnee Native American people: 27.83 15,864: 570 sq mi (1,476 km 2) Payne County: 119: Stillwater: 1890: County 6 in Oklahoma Territory in 1889, renamed to Payne County in 1907 [62] David L. Payne, the key figure in opening Oklahoma to white settlement: 121.50 83,352: 686 sq mi ...
SH-41, which was an east-west route across west-central Oklahoma that began at the intersection of S.W. 29th and May Avenue in Oklahoma City and veered southwest to Mustang, Union City and Minco before continuing west through Binger, Eakly, Cordell and Sayre and then crossing the Texas border near Sweetwater, was redesignated as SH-152 over its ...
Crapemyrtle Capital of Oklahoma mural in downtown Duncan. Duncan is situated approximately 30 miles east of Lawton [8] and 80 miles (130 km) south of Oklahoma City. According to the United States Census Bureau, the city has a total area of 46.0 square miles (119 km 2), of which 7.2 square miles (19 km 2) (15.67%) are covered by water.