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Comanche County

Comanche is named for the Comanche tribe, Comanche County lies within the Wichita Mountains region and the Red Bed Plains.

Established: 1907 ^[1]
County Seat: Lawton, Oklahoma 73501
Area: 1,069 mi² (2,769 km²)
Population: 121,125 ^[2]
Region: Great Plains Country
Weather: NWS Norman
Info: Wikipedia
History: Oklahoma Historical Society

Comanche County

Apache Prisoner-of-War Cemeteries

Apache Prisoner-of-War Cemeteries Here beneath Oklahoma Skies far from their native haunts in Arizona, New Mexico and northern Mexico is the res...

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Auction Of Lawton Townsite Lots

Auction Of Lawton Townsite Lots 6 August 1901 On 6 August 1901 lots in the original Lawton townsite were auctioned to the highest bidder. A cro...

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Blue Canyon Wind Farm

Blue Canyon Wind Farm Blue Canyon Wind Farm's forty - five 230-feet tall Neg Micon wind turbines provide affordable, pollution-free power to...

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Cheif Ten Bears

CHEIF TEN BEARS PARUA SUUMARU 1792-1872 YAPARUK A BAND An advocate of peace and known for his eloquent words, Chief Ten Bears worked to neg...

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Chief Stumbling Bear Pass

Kiowa Chief Stumbling Bear who signed the Medicine Lodge Treaty, 1867 founded the first permanent settlement of Plains tribes, on Canyon Creek, sou...

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Chiefs Knoll

LOCATED ON THE SOUTH PORTION OF THE FORT SILL POST CEMETERY, CHIEFS KNOLL IS THE HIGHEST POINT IN THE BURIAL GROUNDS. INTERRED HERE ARE MANY OF THE...

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Comanche National Museum & Cultural Center

The Comanche National Museum and Cultural Center is committed to educating the public about Comanche culture and history through workshops, teachin...

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Fort Sill

Old Post Site first occupied by Wichita Indian Village. Post Established Jan 8, 1864 By Geo P.M. Sheridan To Control Tribes. National Register...

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Fort Sill Indian School

Old Fort Sill Indian School 1900-1924 KGA Land USF Fort Sill Indian School Kio-man-che Gate Emergency Phone # 248-6301 Fort Sill I...

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Geronimo Grave Marker

Geronimo's Grave Marker, Fort Sill, Oklahoma. Geronimo (June 16, 1829–February 17, 1909) was a prominent Native American leader of the Chirica...

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Henry Andrew "Heck" Thomas

Henry Andrew "Heck Thomas Jan. 3, 1850 - Aug 15, 1912 Deputy U. S. Marshal 1886 - 1892 Deputy Marshal Oklahoma Territory 1893 - 1900 Ch...

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Holy City of the Wichitas

Located in the Wichita Mountains Wildlife Refuge, this 66-acre area looks much like Israel during Biblical times, and is the site of the nation's l...

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Major General Henry Ware Lawton

Major General Henry Ware Lawton (1843-1899) Henry ware Lawton enlisted in the Union forces at the outbreak of the Civil War at the age of seventee...

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Mattie Beal Home

Mattie Beal Home Open 2 p.m. to 4 p.m. 2nd Sunday and 4th Saturday Lawton Heritage Associate Built 1907 National Register of Historical Places Re...

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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...

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MEO Meers Observatory

MEO Meers Observatory Oklahoma Geological Survey Meers, Oklahoma In May of 1985, the Oklahoma Geological Survey installed a seismogra...

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Mt. Scott

Located on the eastern edge of the Wichita Mountains Wildlife Refuge, Mount Scott is one of Oklahoma's most prominent mountains. A 3.5 mile paved r...

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Museum of the Great Plains

The Museum of the Great Plains aspires to open minds and enrich lives by exploring the spirit of the Great Plains.

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Otipoby Comanche Cemetery

Otipoby Comanche Cemetery The cemetery site was owned by Hugh Otipoby, who donated it to the Comanche tribe in 1929. The United States Army purch...

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Parker, Quanah, Star House

Parker, Quanah, Star House (added 1970 - Building - #70000532) Also known as Quanah Parker House Eagle Park, Cache Historic Significance: ...

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Quanah Parker Grave Marker

Here Until Day Break And Shadows Fall And Darkness Disappears Is Quahah Parker Chief Of The Comanches Born - 1852 Died Feb 23, 1911. This Monume...

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Sherman House

This house of native stone was built by 10th cavalry troops in 1870-71

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Wichita Mountains Wildlife Refuge

Our 59,000 plus acre national refuge is home to free range buffalo, Texas longhorn cattle, prairie dogs, elk and deer. We also offer incredible sce...

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