Perry, Oklahoma
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27miles Northeast of PerrySooner Lake is one of Oklahoma's premier bass lakes. In fact, the first Oklahoma stocking of Florida's occurred in 1977... continue
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The Famous Store
James Lobsitz founded the Famous Store in October of 1893 in a modest frame building a half a block east of the present building. His general merchandise business prospered and he erected the 50 by 90 foot two-story brick building in 1908
Perry, OK Historic Buildings
The Joseph Foucart Building
Perhaps the most striking building in the downtown Perry business district area is the two-story red brick structure listed on the National Register of Historic Places
Perry, OK Historic Buildings
The Pancoast Building
J.A.. Pancoast, a lawyer, erected this building in approximately 1905
Perry, OK Historic Buildings
Rose Hill School
The Rose Hill School is a furnished one-room country school built in 1895. In schools like this one, students received their eduction from the first through the eighth grade. Rose Hill School was moved to the museum grounds in 1971.
Perry, OK Historic Schoolhouses
Carnegie Library
Perry Carnegie Library was built in 1909 at a cost of $10,000, the exact amount provided in a gift from Pittsburgh steel magazine Andrew Carnegie. It is regarded as one of Perry's most prized possessions. An extensive renovation and space expansion project with an estimated cost of $450,000
Perry, OK Carnegie Libraries
Things to do near Perry, OK