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In 1926, state highways were designated in all directions from Lawton initially including State highways 8 and 36 north and south (later U.S. 277 and 281), and State Highway 7 east and west (S.H. 7 still designated east of Lawton while same highway to the west of the city was co-designated U.S. 62 and S.H. 7 for many years but solely as U.S. 62 ...
Martha Helen Beal was born on September 16, 1879, to Benjamin Taylor and Louisa Jane Beal in Ash Grove, Missouri. The family moved to Oklahoma Territory during the Land Run of 1891, settling near Ingalls. She graduated from Stillwater High School and then worked as switchboard operator in Wichita, Kansas. [1]
Present U.S. 281 Business and former U.S. 277-281 follows 2nd Street south of I-44 (Exit 39B) into the downtown area and south of Lee Boulevard (Oklahoma 7), curves into the diagonal route to 11th Street and still locally designated by the City of Lawton as Highway 277 even though it is officially designated as U.S. 281 Business.
The Museum of the Great Plains is a history museum located in Lawton, Oklahoma, United States. The museum’s major exhibits reveal the diverse cultures inhabiting the Great Plains region beginning with the arrival of the Paleo-Indians known as the Clovis culture at approximately 11,500 BCE. A variety of educational programs are offered year ...
Lawton is a city in and the county seat of Comanche County, in the U.S. state of Oklahoma. [5] Located in southwestern Oklahoma, approximately 87 mi (140 km) southwest of Oklahoma City, [6] [7] it is the principal city of the Lawton, Oklahoma, metropolitan statistical area. According to the 2020 census, Lawton's population was 90,381, making it ...
Comanche County, Oklahoma. / 34.66°N 98.46°W / 34.66; -98.46. Comanche County is a county located in the U.S. state of Oklahoma. As of the 2020 census, the population was 121,125, [1] making it the fifth-most populous county in Oklahoma. Its county seat is Lawton. [2] The county was created in 1901 as part of Oklahoma Territory. [3]
August 19, 1975. The Mattie Beal House is a historic house in Lawton, Oklahoma, U.S.. It was built in 1907-09 for Charles Warren Payne and his wife, Martha Helen Beal. [2] It was acquired by the Lawton Heritage Association in 1973. [2] It was designed in the Colonial Revival architectural style. [2] It has been listed on the National Register ...
262 Holy City Rd. 34°44′32″N 98°35′28″W. / 34.7423°N 98.5910°W / 34.7423; -98.5910 ( Holy City of the Wichitas Historic District) Medicine Park vicinity. Site of the longest running passion play in North America (1926). Permanent sets were built with native granite in the west end of the Wichita Mountains Wildlife Refuge.