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Cherokee Strip Regional Heritage Center

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Phone
  
+1 580-237-1907

Cherokee Strip Regional Heritage Center

Address
  
507 S 4th St, Enid, OK 73701, USA

Hours
  
Open today · 10AM–5PMSaturday10AM–5PMSundayClosedMondayClosedTuesday10AM–5PMWednesday10AM–5PMThursday10AM–5PMFriday10AM–5PM

Similar
  
Railroad Museum of Oklahoma, Phillips University, Mabee‑Gerrer Museum of Art, National Cowboy & Western, Sherwin Miller Museum

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Cherokee strip regional heritage center in enid


The Cherokee Strip Regional Heritage Center (CSRHC) museum at the eastern edge of Enid, Oklahoma focuses on the history and culture of the Cherokee Outlet and the Land Run of September, 16, 1893. Previously named the Museum of the Cherokee Strip, the museum has undergone renovations expanding the museum space to 24,000 square feet.

Contents

Additional exhibits focus on Phillips University and Enid, Oklahoma history. The Land and People exhibit features artifacts relating to the early settlement of the area and the development of agriculture, oil, and rail industries. The center held a gala on September 16, 2010 featuring David Fitzgerald's "Cherokee Nation: Portrait of a People" photography exhibit. It was the museum's first exhibit in its new space.

Cherokee strip regional heritage center


History

The Museum of the Cherokee Strip was officially opened on September 13, 1975. The Garfield County Historical Society, Sons and Daughters of the Cherokee Strip Pioneers, and Cherokee Strip Historical Society preserved and collected historical artifacts from Cherokee Outlet which are displayed at the museum. Humphrey Heritage Village, named for Bill Humphrey, is located beside the museum and features the 1893 Enid Land Office, the Glidewell House, Turkey Creek School, and the Village Church. The center is operated by the Oklahoma Historical Society.

References

Cherokee Strip Regional Heritage Center Wikipedia