Exploring Oklahoma History
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Meers Store and Restaurant
Meers Store and Restaurant
Est. 1901
"A Historic Dining Establishment"
On May 23, 1901, a group of miners met at the base of Mt. Sheridan, near where the present cedar grove is located, and organized a mining district. Out of respect for the first prospectors in the area, the miners named their camp Meers after Colonel Andrew Jackson Meers, who in 1989 found mineral rich quartzite outcro ...
Located in Comanche County, Oklahoma.
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June 29
Platt National Park
Friday, June, 29, 1906 – Platt National Park was designated on this day in 1906. Now named the Chickasaw National Recreation Area, the park preserves partially forested hills of south-central Oklahoma near Sulphur. more...
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