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Hobart, Oklahoma

Hobart, Oklahoma

Adopting the Iris as its "Official City Flower," Hobart seems to embody everyone's idea of their home town. Quaint, thriving shops surround the tree-lined Kiowa County Courthouse and Square which is listed on the National Register of Historic Places. The original City Hall building still houses the Fire Department but is also the home of the Shortgrass Theater, which produces three to four stage performances annually with cast members from throughout southwestern Oklahoma. The City hall auditorium is on the National register of Historic Places , as is the Hobart Public Library.

Hobart was settled in 1901 and named for Garrett A. Hobart, at that time Vice President of the United States.

On the corner of Main and Fourth Street, at Hobart's only stop light, Boothe Drugstore still boasts a soda fountain and features sodas that evoke memories of the small towns of bygone years. Just south of Boothe Drugstore is the historic, rock Island Depot housing the Kiowa County Museum which is filled with artifacts of southwest Oklahoma.

The tree-lined streets in Hobart frame beautiful housing additions and lead to Hunter Park, a 25-acre recreational area surrounding Hunter Park Lake. Though Hobart has quietly chanted with age, it retains an aura visitors fondly remember.

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The Great Western Cattle Trail

When driving between Lone Wolf in Kiowa County and Granite in Greer County, on Highway 9, or west out of Sentinel on Highway 55, even the natives of the area have trouble imagining six million Texas Longhorn cattle with hundreds of trail bosses, chuckwagons, and remudas of 40 to 50

Hobart, OK Landmarks

Kiowa County Museum

The Kiowa County Museum occupies the historic Rock Island Depot listed on the National Register of Historic Places. It was built in 1909 and used until the 1970s. The Kiowa County Historical Society acquired the site in 1987

Hobart, OK Museums

Old City Hall

The building was constructed for the use as the City Hall in 1912 by the City Administration. All city offices were located there, including the 2-horse Fire Department. Its upper floor was an auditorium, seating 1200. Through the 1930

Hobart, OK Historic Buildings

Hunter Park Lake

Hunter Park is a 25-acre recreational area surrounding Hunter Park Lake. The park has areas for children to play, a pavilion for families to gather for large reunions or for quiet picnics while tossing a line the lake for an afternoon of fishing.

Hobart, OK Recreation

Carnegie Public Library

The Carnegie Public Library was established and built in 1912 with the donation of City lots by an individual and a Carnegie Foundation grant of $10,000. It was placed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1982, and in 1987

Hobart, OK Carnegie Libraries

Things to do near Hobart, OK