Murray County

Murray County, Oklahoma

Murray County was named for William H. "Alfalfa Bill" Murray, president of the 1906 Constitutional Convention.

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Arbuckle Historical Museum / Davis Santa Fe Depot

The Arbuckle Historical Museum features the history of Davis in pictures and artifacts. You will find displays featuring schools, churches, music, medicine, dentistry, civic organizations, mili…

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CCC and Platt National Park

Civilian Conservation Corps and Platt National Park Sulphur, Oklahoma 1933 - 1942 This historical monument is a gift honoring the young men of Civilian Conservation Corps Company 808 who con…

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Chickasaw National Recreation Area

The "Peaceful Valley of Rippling Waters" appropriately describes Chickasaw National Recreation Area, known for its many mineral springs, cool water, flora, fauna, and wildlife. Here one's mind …

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Governor Cyrus Harris

Cyrus Harris, Chickasaw-Scot, was born in 1817 in Mississippi. After removal to Indian Ty., he was elected first governor of the Chickasaw Nation in 1856. This noted Indian leader died at his M…

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Murray County Courthouse

Murray County Courthouse added to the National Register of Historic Places in 1984

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Oklahoma Where Reflection Seismograph was Born

Oklahoma is the birthplace of the reflection seismic technique of oil exploration. This geophysical method records reflected seismic waves as they travel through the earth helping to find oil b…

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Sulphur

Springs in this area were first used by wildlife, Indians, and cattlemen. In 1902, Sulphur Spring Reservation was founded renamed Platt Nat'l Park in 1906 and became part of Chickasaw Nat'l Re…

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Turner Falls Overlook Road Monuments

Marker One: To George A. Ramsey The man of vision , who saw the beauties of this Mountain Highway and initiated it construction. Erected by the Citizens of Ardmore 1930 Marker Two: 19…

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Turner Falls Park

Turner Falls Park In the Heart of the Arbuckle Mountains Many springs from the world famous Arbuckle Mountains form Honey Creek which cascades down a seventy-seven (77) foot fall to a natura…

  1. County information from Wikipedia.
  2. Population from U.S. Census Bureau, 2020.