For millennia, the rugged and ancient range of the Wichita Mountains has stood guard over a natural prairie.
The granite walls and canyons of the Wichita Mountains offered refuge to waves of people over many centuries, beginning with . . . — — Map (db m180346) HM
Kiowa Chief Stumbling Bear who signed the Medicine Lodge Treaty, 1867, founded the first permanent settlement on Canyon Creek, southwest of here. First Government-built houses for Indians were erected in the settlement, 1877. — — Map (db m108856) HM
An advocate of peace and known for his eloquent words, Chief Ten Bears worked to negotiate harmony between the United States Government and his Comanche people. Tribal members held him in high regard and often chose him as their representative at . . . — — Map (db m98711) HM
This bell was especially cast for the Comanche Reformed Church when the church was completed in 1905. The bell was used during the ministries of Reverend L.L. Legters, first missionary, and his successors, Reverends H. Sluyter, J. Dykema, R.H. . . . — — Map (db m60885) HM
The Ferguson family built this beautiful cobblestone home in 1927. Ben and Margaret Ferguson, along with their 10 children, grew hay and garden vegetables, raised cattle, and planted a small fruit orchard with the help of his oldest sons. Ben . . . — — Map (db m180339) HM
This home and the Earl Ingram Homestead east of here were both built out of the round granite core stones that cover the hillsides of the refuge, and both were acquired during the 1901 land lottery held at Fort Sill. They reflect the hard work, . . . — — Map (db m180403) HM
As unemployment reached 25% in 1933, President Roosevelt launched a series of work programs called the New Deal.
Two of these programs were the Works Progress Administration, or WPA, and the Civilian Conservation Corps, or CCC. Over ten . . . — — Map (db m180408) HM
"The Queen of the Frisco Railroad rolled into Lawton, Oklahoma on Friday, July 7, 1961 on her last journey."
Baldwin Locomotive Works in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania is one of the most successful builders of locomotives in the world. The . . . — — Map (db m204481) HM
