Frontier Country, Oklahoma
Big-sky country begins in central Oklahoma, where the Southern Plains start their majestic roll to the Pacific Ocean. Novelist Washington Irving rode across these prairies in 1828 in search of adventure -- and travelers find it still. Oklahoma City, the largest in the state, is an easy-going patchwork of city and country, both down-home and cosmopolitan. The 1889 Opening of the Unassigned Lands, better known as the Land Rush, brought farmers, entrepreneurs and dreamers from all over the world here to stake their claims to brand-new towns -- ones that grew from handfuls of railroad workers to towns of 100,000 overnight. The population was a heady mix, and still is today. Each year Oklahoma City hosts the Red Earth Native American Cultural Festival, the world's largest powwow, as well as Asian, Greek and Hispanic festivals filled with traditional music, food and dancing. Czech farmers planted wheat farms in Oklahoma Territory -- and inaugurated colorful festivals in Prague and Yukon, where Czech delicacies like kolaches and kielbasa sausage are celebrated.
Explore Frontier Country
The Mascho Buildings
National Register of Historic Places The oldest commercial buildings in Lincoln County, these sandstone "twin" buildings were built by pioneer merchant, A.E. Macho in 1897 and 1898. The earlier building was first constructed in 1896
Chandler, OK Historic BuildingsOutdoor Murals
"Wewoka Switch" - artist, Kenneth & Edwana Gayler Located between 3rd and 4
Wewoka, OK ArtsWhipping Tree
Standing on the lawn of the present day Seminole County Court House is the Whipping Tree where the Seminoles punished their criminals prior to 1907.
Wewoka, OK Ethnic HeritageSeminole Tribal Complex
The Seminoles are a very proud people, devoted to their heritage and traditions. They believe strongly in their culture, which is displayed in many ways, including Stomp Dances Art, Storytelling, Music, and the devotion to their loved ones who pass on.
Wewoka, OK Ethnic Heritage
Oklahoma Museum of Higher Education
Old Central is on the National Register of Historic Places. The oldest building on campus, several rooms have been restored to look as they did in 1894
Stillwater, OK MuseumsOkfuskee County Historical Society Museum
The county's past is explored through an early-day schoolroom display and a variety of other items, housed in a 1926 Masonic temple.
Okemah, OK MuseumsClapp-Cunningham Building
National Register of Historic Places The building was building 1899 by L. W. Clapp, Wichita, Kansas financier and mayor. The architecture is termed "Richardson-Romanesque"
Chandler, OK Historic BuildingsNational Shrine of the Infant Jesus of Prague
At the National Shrine of the Infant Jesus of Prague, thanksgiving and honor are given to Jesus Christ in his humanity.
Prague, OK Shrines
Sooner Theater
Built in 1929 for the new "talking pictures," the Grand Dame of the city is listed on the National Register of Historic Places and the Oklahoma List of Historic sites. The elegant Spanish Gothic theatre annually attracts some 20,000
Norman, OK TheatresHistorical Markers
Land Runs Boundary Line
The big land runs of 1889 and 1893
Stillwater, OK Historical Markers