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Alva, Oklahoma

In 1975 the Cherokee Strip Museum Association acquired the former Alva City Hospital building with its 40 rooms to house one of Oklahoma's best collections of pioneer exhibits. Several of the rooms are set up to display specific period artifacts.

* Gun Room * Hat Room * Drug Store * Prisoner of War Room * Kitchen * Country Store * Model Railroad * Old Saloon * Oklahoma Room * Student's Room * Telephone Room * Military Room

There is also an Agricultural Building, an Implement Yard, and a One Room School House located on the grounds of the Museum complex.

Attractions and Upcoming Events

Cherokee Strip Museum

In 1975 the Cherokee Strip Museum Association acquired the former Alva City Hospital building with its 40 rooms to house one of Oklahoma's best collections of pioneer exhibits. Several of the rooms are set up to display specific period artifacts. * Gun Room * Hat Room * Drug Store *

Alva, OK Museums

Northwestern Oklahoma State University

Alva, OK Colleges

World War II POW Camp

A World War II POW Camp was located just south of Alva in the 1940s. More than 5,000 prisoners were interned at a time when the population of Alva itself was only 3,500.

Alva, OK Military History

Centennial Marker

The Alva Centennial Marker ( 1893 - 1993) is "dedicated to the Cherokee Outlet's pioneers whose sacrifices made the prairie bloom and provided the descendants with a proud heritage."

Alva, OK Historical Markers

Northwestern Oklahoma State Museum

Northwestern Oklahoma State University Museum houses one of the top taxidermic bird collections in the United States and also has natural history exhibits, fossils, and Indian artifacts.

Alva, OK Museums

Things to do near Alva, OK

Railroad Museum of Oklahoma

Sooner Lake

Sooner Lake straddles the county line 22 miles northeast of Perry across Noble County and Pawnee County. With a surface area ...

Beaver Dunes ATV Area

Pioneer Woman Museum & Statue

Beaver Dunes Camping & Recreation