This park was created between 1937 and 1939 by member's of the Civilian Conservation Corps Company 2810. The park, surrounded by Lake Lugert serves as an outdoor recreational facility and source of agricultural water.
About 150 young men lived . . . — — Map (db m287576) HM
Austrian immigrant, Frank Lugert (1868-1958), founded the town of Lugert when the Kiowa-Comanche-Apache Reservation opened for settlement in 1901. Mr. Lugert ran the post office, train depot, and a general store. The town, with a peak population of . . . — — Map (db m287595) HM
Wichita Village in Devil's Canyon was scene of 1st. meeting between the U.S. and Plains Indians in Oklahoma to promote peace, July 21, 1834. U.S. Dragoon Regiment under command of Col. Henry Dodge accompanied by other noted officers and civilians . . . — — Map (db m146590) HM