The Cherokee Strip Land Run - Robert Cooke, 1998
Northwest wall at 6th and College
Attractions and Upcoming Events
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 MuseumsCentennial 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 MarkersOutdoor Murals
The Cherokee Strip Land Run - Robert Cooke, 1998 Northwest wall at 6th and College
Alva, OK ArtsHistoric Churches
The Alva Friends Church was established in 1901 and located at this spot in 1919 as Alva's first Church. The Fire Bell was Fire Bellplaced in this church in Wichita, Kansas, in 1893, and was moved to Alva, Oklahoma, in 1895.
Alva, OK Historic ChurchesWorld 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 HistoryThings to do near Alva, OK
Sandstone Creek Project
The Sandstone Creek Project was the world's first upstream flood prevention project. It was the first complete watershed trea...
Glass Mountains
Scenic area; picnic tables & information kiosk. ...