Student Living History
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Event Details
Demonstrations for school classes, 9:30 a.m. to 2 p.m.
* Open to all schools on Friday; Public events on Saturday
* On-going Re-enactments all day - 9 am - 5 pm
* Bobbin Lace - Millinery - Tatting - Spinning - Weaving
* Shootouts - Native Dancing - Chuck Wagon Cook - Civil War
* Encampment - Medicine Man Show -Ongoing demonstrations all day
Student Living History
Phone : 405-375-5176 (Always call and confirm events.)
Email Address : ctokmuseum@gmail.com
Reenactments
Attractions and Upcoming Events
Outdoor Sculptures
This sculpture on Main Street is on display for all to admire and to reflect on the history and contributions of those who gave of themselves for the growth of our cities and our country. "The Farmer - He Feeds the World" - Sculptor, Tasso Pitsiri Located above the sculpture is "
Kingfisher, OK ArtsGant School House
From the start the settlers of Oklahoma made provisions for eduction. The proceeds form sections six and thirty-six of each township were reserved for schools. There were country schools every three miles with names like Pleasant Valley, Good Hope, or in this case Gant.
Kingfisher, OK Historic SchoolhousesDalton Cabin
In 1889, the parents of the Dalton gang - Adaline Younger Dalton and James Lewis Dalton - planned to move to Oklahoma. Mr. Dalton died on the way, leaving Adaline with three young children to raise: Nancy, Leona, and Simon. An older, feeble-minded son named Charles Benjamin accompanied them.
Kingfisher, OK Pioneer HistoryPioneer Telephone Building
This building was constructed in 1900 by the Anheuser Busch Brewing Association of St. Louis, Missouri. In 1922, the building was restored similar to its original appearance by Pioneer Telephone Cooperative, Inc.
Kingfisher, OK Historic BuildingsGovernor Seay Mansion
The Seay Mansion is a monument to a dream, a dream that Kingfisher would be the new capitol of Oklahoma Territory; a dream that never came true. Abraham Jefferson Seay, the second Territorial Governor of Oklahoma from 1892 to 1893, built the three-story mansion named, "Horizon Hill,"
Kingfisher, OK Museums