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9 hole golf course, driving range, rental golf carts, Pro Shop.
Quartz Mountain Resort, Arts & Conference Center Once a campground of the Kiowa and Comanche Indians, the rugged Quartz Mountains are now home to Quartz Mountain Resort, located 8 miles southeast of Granite. 18-hole golf course; 6,400 acre Lake Altus/Lugert; fishing; Nature Center with year-round programs & activities; RV hookups, campsites & cabins; children’s play grounds; miniature golf; walking, hiking & biking trails; water slides; go-carts; paddle boats; Motocross dirt race track, motorcycles & 4-wheelers, Saturday nights; Baldy Point rock climbing www.quartzmountainresort.com
Sandy Sanders & Altus/Lugert Wildlife Management Areas Rugged acres for hunting, fishing, wildlife watching, primitive camping, hiking, equestrian trails, mountain biking
First Shelterbelt in the United States The 1930’s severe drought initiated a program to help stabilize the blowing soil and put people to work by planting tree rows.
This 1909 church is one of the best preserved examples of early-day church architecture in western OK. Giants of the Great Plains A 28 x 30’ mosaic bust of Will Rogers stands at the foot of the 500 million year old granite hills of the Wichita Mountains in Granite Oklahoma.
A granite rock wall with fountains on each corner surround this lovely historic 1906 Court House.
Built in 1917 and is only one of seven municipally owned power plants remaining in Oklahoma . This is truly an amazing place to see!
The library and civic center is listed on the National Historic Register and has a very active genealogy and historical society.
The 1908 Hospital building houses over 60 rooms covering three floors and a basement, containing artifacts dating back to the settlement of 1884. Hall of Fame 252 monuments honoring pioneers who were here before 1907. Half Dugout A replica of a dug-out pioneers dug when they first came to Old Greer County . 1928 Seagrave Fire Engine Completely restored and on display.
The largest payroll comes from Oklahoma State Reformatory, with 250 men and women working here. 950-999 inmates are housed at the maximum security facility. The institution has agricultural operations, with irrigated land, welding and auto-mechanics, vo-tech program, full accredited secondary educational facility, with talk-back television classes and an inmate law library, and a fully equipped medical building.
Willis Granite Products originated in 1902 as Pellow Bros. and was purchased in 1948 by J.R. Willis. In 1983, J.R.'s son Bill, his wife Ellen and their three daughters purchased the facilities. The unique operation currently combines granite quarry and processing plant with the design and construction of family and civic memorials. Their work is found across the United States, and projects have been completed in Africa, Russia, Japan, and France. Some of the more notable state attractions are: the Johnny Bench and Mickey Mantle statue bases found at the Brick Town Ballpark in Oklahoma City, Old Greer County Hall of Fame, Oklahoma State Veteran's Memorial in Oklahoma City, and Cattle Trail Map in the National Cowboy Hall of Fame.
“Gone - but not Forgotten” is the official name of this Memorial Wall, dedicated to all who gave their life in the 20th century.
Mangum, Oklahoma, home to the annual Rattlesnake Derby. However if snakes have never been a particular fear, you might want to join the 30,000 people who flock there each April to get up close and personal with the serpentine world, as well as watching professional snake charmers.
Old Greer County Western Hiritage Association The original Greer County, Texas, covered the current Oklahoma counties of Greer, Harmon, Jackson, and part of Beckham; it also included parts of Texas counties Childress, Collingsworth, Hemphill, Lipscomb, and Wheeler.
The Bulb 201 N Oklahoma Ave "The light once lit shall never dim But through all time shall honor him."
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