First Shelterbelt in the United States
During the 1930s severe drought plagued the states in the great plains and deepened the depression. High winds caused dust storms which blackened the sky. In 1934, President Franklin Roosevelt initiated a program to help stabilize the blowing soil and put people to work. His prairie states forestry project envisioned planting wide belts of trees from North Dakota to Texas to protect cropland and reduce damage to the environment. The Nation's first shelterbelt was planted on the H.E. Curtis farm near Mangum in Greer county, OK. ...
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Giants of the Great Plains
Giants of the Great Plains A 28 x 30’ mosaic bust of Will Rogers stands at the foot of the 500 million year old granite hills of the Wichita Mountains in Granite Oklahoma.
Greer County Courthouse
The Greer County Courthouse in Mangum, OK. architecture
Headquarters Mountain Hiking Trail and Butterfly Garden
Headquarters Mountain Hiking Trail and Butterfly GardenThe Town of Granite which to extend its appreciation to
Gene and Mary Lou Hahn and family for the gift of
the headquarters mountain hiking trail and butterfly garden
dedicated May 15, 2008 garden park trail
Jay Buckle Spring
Jay Buckle Springs are named after the Jay Buckle Ranch, whose headquarters were near this locally famous watering hole. landmark
Lake Creek Marker
This monument is dedicated to the pioneers who settled the community. Their strength and courage enabled them to survive adverse conditions, giving us a goodly heritage. Most of the land in for the Lake Creek community was settled by homesteaders, starting in 1898.
In 1918, existing schools of Fairview, Oak Grove, Pleasant Valley and the headquarters combined to from Union Graded School one year later, Union Graded School was changed to Lake Creek Consolidated No. 8. Construction of the stone and brick two-story school building began in ... school
Nation's First Shelterbelt
Nation's First Shelterbelt
WPA Site No. 1 Planted March 18, 1939
By WPA and CCC Workers
Partial Renovation 1984 By Okla. Forestry Div. and SCS
Partial Renovation 1994 by AmeriCorps (Environment) engineering
Old Greer County
When the United States purchased Louisianna Territory from France, 1803, Upper portion of Red River as far west as 100th meridian designated as southern boundary.
US War Department, 1852, sent Captain R.B. Marcy with military detachment to find source of Red River. Lt. George B. McClellan, second in command. This group followed North Fork of Red River. Hence, calim of Texas that north fork was boundary.
During 1860, Texas designated all lands east of 100th meridian, between Praire Dog Town and North Forks of Red River as Greer ... landmark
Old Greer County Museum
Located in Mangum, Oklahoma, the Old Greer County Museum was established as a depository to preserve and keep the knowledge, history and facts regarding Old Greer County. To protect and commemorate the people, places and things that represented this area before Statehood, and provide a lasting memorial for those brave pioneers who carved a home out of an untamed wilderness. museum
Peace On The Plains
About 5 mi. S.E. 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 including Capts. David Hunter and Nathan Boon; 1st Lt. Jefferson Davis, Ex-Gov. Montfort Stokes, N.C. and George Catlin, Artist. indian military
Formated for Print Report of Greer County
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