List of National Historic Landmarks in Oklahoma

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The List of National Historic Landmarks in Oklahoma contains the landmarks designated by the U.S. Federal Government for the U.S. state of Oklahoma.

There are 22 National Historic Landmarks in Oklahoma. The following table is a complete list.

Landmark name[1] Image Date desig.[1] Locality[1][2] County[1] Description[2]
1 101 Ranch Historic District PawneeBill and ZackMiller.jpg 01975-05-15May 15, 1975 Ponca City
Kay Ranch where rodeo bull-dogging was developed to an art form by Bill Pickett; home base of 101 Ranch Wild West Show.
2 Bizzell Library The original entrance to Bizzell Memorial Library 02001-01-03January 3, 2001 Norman
Cleveland Library of University of Oklahoma, focus of racial segregation Supreme Court case.
3 Boley Historic District Antioch Baptist Church 01975-05-15May 15, 1975 Boley
Okfuskee All-black town founded in 1903, product of segregationist policies.
4 Boston Avenue Methodist Episcopal Church, South Boston Avenue Methodist Episcopal Church 01999-01-20January 20, 1999 Tulsa
Tulsa One of finest examples of ecclesiastical Art Deco architecture in the U.S.
5 Camp Nichols Aerial view of the ruins of Camp Nichols (USGS) 01963-05-23May 23, 1963 Wheeless
36°45′10″N 102°55′35″W / 36.75266°N 102.92627°W / 36.75266; -102.92627 (Camp Nichols)
Cimarron Ruins of fort built by Kit Carson to protect the Cimarron Cutoff trail (Santa Fe Trail) followers from hostile Kiowa and Apache.
6 Cherokee National Capitol Cherokee National Capitol 01961-07-04July 4, 1961 Tahlequah
35°54′38″N 94°58′14″W / 35.91063°N 94.97053°W / 35.91063; -94.97053 (Cherokee National Capitol)
Cherokee Capitol of the Cherokee nation from 1869 to 1907, when Oklahoma became a state.
7 Creek National Capitol image pending 01961-07-04July 4, 1961 Okmulgee
35°37′24″N 95°58′18″W / 35.623221°N 95.971769°W / 35.623221; -95.971769 (Creek National Capitol)
Okmulgee Capitol of Creek nation from 1878 to 1907, now a museum.
8 Deer Creek Site image pending 01964-04-16April 16, 1964 Newkirk
Kay Archeological site, site of a fortified village of the Wichita.
9 Fort Gibson 1934 HABS photo 01960-12-12December 12, 1960 Fort Gibson
Muskogee Fort built in 1824 in the Indian Territory.
10 Fort Sill Old infantry barracks at Fort Sill. 01960-12-12December 12, 1960 Fort Sill
Comanche Only still-active fort from Indian wars on the south plains.
11 Fort Washita Fort Washita Both Barracks.jpg 01965-06-23June 23, 1965 Nida
Bryan Established in 1842 to protect the Choctaws and Chickasaws from the plains Indians.
12 Guthrie Historic District 1977 HABS photo 01999-01-20January 20, 1999 Guthrie
Logan Now a historic district.
13 Honey Springs Battlefield 02013-03-11March 11, 2013 Rentiesville
35°31′53″N 95°29′09″W / 35.5313°N 95.4858°W / 35.5313; -95.4858 (Honey Springs Battlefield)
McIntosh and Muskogee Site of the Battle of Honey Springs, a Civil War battle known for its preponderance of non-white combatants.
14 E. W. Marland Mansion The Marland Mansion.jpg 01977-12-22December 22, 1977 Ponca City
Kay Home of Oklahoma politician Ernest Whitworth Marland.
15 McLemore Site image pending 01964-07-19July 19, 1964 Colony
Washita An archeological site.
16 Murrell Home 1979 HABS photo 01974-05-30May 30, 1974 Park Hill
35°50′50″N 94°57′51″W / 35.84735°N 94.96418°W / 35.84735; -94.96418 (Murrell Home)
Cherokee A house.
17 Platt National Park Historic District Travertine Creek in fall 02011-07-07July 7, 2011 Sulphur Murray Square mile sold by Chickasaw Nation to federal government for park use in 1902
18 Price Tower Price Tower, Bartlesville Oklahoma 02007-03-29March 29, 2007 Bartlesville
Washington An unusual Frank Lloyd Wright-designed building.
19 Sequoyah's Cabin Sequoyahs Cabin.jpg 01965-12-21December 21, 1965 Akins
Sequoyah Log cabin home of Sequoyah, who created "talking leaves", written language for the Cherokee.
20 Stamper Site image pending 01964-07-19July 19, 1964 Optima
Texas Archeological site.
21 Washita Battlefield Washita Battlefield 01965-01-12January 12, 1965 Cheyenne
Roger Mills Where George Custer led the Seventh Cavalry surprise attack on village of Cheyenne Chief Black Kettle in 1868.
22 Wheelock Academy image pending 01965-12-21December 21, 1965 Millerton
McCurtain Originally a missionary school for girls of the Choctaw nation, this became an academy and the model for other academies of the 5 civilized nations.

Table notes: see [3] below.

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References[edit]

  1. ^ a b c d National Park Service (June 2011). "National Historic Landmarks Survey: List of National Historic Landmarks by State" (PDF). Retrieved 2011-07-04. .
  2. ^ a b National Park Service. "National Historic Landmark Program: NHL Database". Retrieved 2007-09-22. 
  3. ^ Numbers represent an ordering by significant words. Various colorings, defined here, differentiate the National Monuments, National Historic Sites, National Historic Landmark Districts and other higher designations from other NHL buildings, structures, sites or objects.

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