List of National Historic Landmarks in Oklahoma

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This list of National Historic Landmarks in Oklahoma lists all objects and sites in the US state of Oklahoma that are classified as National Historic Landmarks (NHL) in that US state and are under the supervision of the National Park Service . These buildings, objects and other sites meet certain criteria with regard to their national importance.

Current NHLs in Oklahoma

Oklahoma has 22 such National Historic Landmarks . This list leads the objects according to the official designations in the National Register of Historic Places .

Surname image Entry date location county description
1 101 Ranch Historic District
101 Ranch Historic District

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May 15, 1975
ID No. 73001560
Ponca City
36 ° 36 ′ 47 "  N , 97 ° 8 ′ 34"  W.
On this ranch, Bill Pickett developed bull-dogging into a rodeo art form; Home of the 101 Ranch Wild West Show.
2 Bizzell Library
The original entrance to Bizzell Memorial Library

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0January 3, 2001
ID no. 01000071
Norman
35 ° 12 '28 "  N , 97 ° 26' 44"  W.
University of Oklahoma library with a focus on racial segregation cases.
3 Boley Historic District
Antioch Baptist Church
May 15, 1975
ID No. 75001568
Boley
35 ° 29 ′ 44 "  N , 96 ° 28 ′ 58"  W.
A city founded in 1903 exclusively for blacks, the result of the policy of racial segregation.
4th Boston Avenue Methodist Episcopal Church, South
Boston Avenue Methodist Episcopal Church

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January 20, 1999
ID No. 78002270
Tulsa
36 ° 8 ′ 38 "  N , 95 ° 59 ′ 4"  W.
One of the finest examples of ecclesiastical Art Deco architecture in the United States
5 Camp Nichols May 23, 1963
ID No. 66000628
Wheeless
36 ° 45 ′ 9.6 ″  N , 102 ° 55 ′ 34.6 ″  W.
Ruins of the Kit Carson fort built to protect the settlers from the Kiowa and Apaches en route on the Cimarron Cutoff .
6th Cherokee National Capitol
Cherokee National Capitol

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0July 4, 1961
ID No. 66000627
Tahlequah
35 ° 54 '38.3 "  N , 94 ° 58' 13.9"  W.
Capitol of the Cherokee Nation from 1869 to 1907 when Oklahoma became a state
7th Creek National Capitol
Creek National Capitol
0July 4, 1961
ID No. 66000632
Okmulgee
35 ° 37 '23.6 "  N , 95 ° 58' 18.4"  W.
Creek Capitol from 1878 to 1907, now a museum.
8th Deer Creek Site April 16, 1964
ID No. 66000630
Newkirk
address classified
Archaeological site of a Wichita fortified village .
9 Fort Gibson
HABS photograph from 1934

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December 12, 1960
ID no. 66000631
Fort Gibson
35 ° 48 '14 "  N , 95 ° 15' 26"  W.
The fort was the westernmost military post in the United States when it was built in 1824 in what was then Indian territory .
10 Fort Sill
old infantry barracks in Fort Sill.

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December 12, 1960
ID no. 66000629
Fort Sill
34 ° 42 ′ 15 ″  N , 98 ° 30 ′ 30 ″  W.
The fort is the only US military base from the days of the Indian Wars in the south of the Great Plains that is still in active service.
11 Fort Washita
Fort Washita

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June 23, 1965
ID No. 66000626
Nida
34 ° 6 ′ 13 ″  N , 96 ° 32 ′ 54 ″  W.
The fort was established in 1842 to protect the Choctaw and Chickasaw from the Plains Indians.
12 Guthrie Historic District
1977 HABS photo

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January 20, 1999
ID No. 74001664
Guthrie
35 ° 52 '48 "  N , 97 ° 25' 31"  W.
Historic Landmark District .
13 Honey Springs Battlefield
Honey Springs Battlefield

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February 27, 2013
ID no. 13000280
Rentiesville
35 ° 31 '52.7 "  N , 95 ° 29" 8.9 "  W.
Site of the Battle of Honey Springs during the Civil War , which became known because of the predominant participation of mostly non-white troops
14th Ernest Whitworth Marland Mansion
Ernest Whitworth Marland Mansion

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December 22, 1977
ID no. 73001561
Ponca City
36 ° 43 ′ 1 ″  N , 97 ° 3 ′ 38 ″  W.
Home of the politician Ernest Whitworth Marland .
15th McLemore Site July 19, 1964
ID No. 66000636
Colony
address classified
archaeological site
16 Murrell Home
HABS photograph from 1979

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May 30, 1974
ID no. 70000530
Park Hill
35 ° 51 ′ 20.6 "  N , 94 ° 57 ′ 32.2"  W.
George M. Murrell's home
17th Platt National Park Historic District
Travertine Creek in the fall

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0July 7, 2011
ID no. 11000628
Sulfur
34 ° 30 '2 "  N , 96 ° 58' 20"  W.
A square mile of land sold by the Chickasaw Nation to the federal government in 1902 for a park
18th Price Tower
Price Tower, Bartlesville Oklahoma

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March 29, 2007
ID no. 74001670
Bartlesville
36 ° 44 ′ 51 "  N , 95 ° 58 ′ 34"  W.
The building, designed by Frank Lloyd Wright , is the architect's only completed high-rise. designed building. It was commissioned by the HC Price Petroleum Company and completed in 1956.
19th Sequoyah's Cabin
Sequoyah's Cabin
December 21, 1965
ID No. 66000634
Akins
35 ° 30 ′ 51 "  N , 94 ° 39 ′ 7"  W.
Log house by Sequoyah , who developed the script for the Cherokee
20th Stamper Site July 19, 1964
ID No. 66000635
Optima
address classified information
archaeological site
21st Washita Battlefield
Washita Battlefield

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January 12, 1965
ID No. 66000633
Cheyenne
35 ° 37 ′ 3 ″  N , 99 ° 42 ′ 1 ″  W.
Battlefield where, in 1868, George Custer led the 7th Cavalry in a surprise attack on the village of Cheyenne Chief Black Kettle .
22nd Wheelock Academy December 21, 1965
ID No. 66000949
Millerton
33 ° 59 ′ 38 "  N , 94 ° 59 ′ 18"  W.
Originally a mission school for Choctaw girls, the institution became an academy and model for other academies of the five civilized nations.

supporting documents

  1. National Park Service: National Historic Landmarks Program: Questions and Answers ( English ) Retrieved on December 14 of 2010.
  2. The numbering in this list column is based on the order of the entries presented by the National Park Service ; the colors distinguish different types of protected areas of the National Park System with national significance (e.g. National Historic Landmarks ) from the other entries in the National Register of Historic Places .

Web links

Commons : National Historic Landmarks of Oklahoma  - Collection of pictures, videos, and audio files