Museum of the Great Plains
The Museum of the Great Plains is a history museum located in Lawton, Oklahoma, United States. The museum’s major exhibits reveal the diverse cultures inhabiting the Great Plains region beginning with the arrival of the Paleo-Indians known as the Clovis culture at approximately 11,500 BCE.| Tap on a place to explore it |
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- Opening hours:
Monday—Saturday: 10:00 AM—5:00 PM
Sunday: 1:00 PM—5:00 PM - Email: info@discovermgp.org
- Type: Museum
- Description: history museum located in Lawton, Oklahoma
- Address: 601 Northwest Ferris Avenue, Lawton, OK 73507
Places of Interest Nearby
Highlights include Comanche Indian Mission Cemetery.
Comanche Indian Mission Cemetery
Cemetery
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Comanche Indian Mission Cemetery is situated 1½ miles north of Museum of the Great Plains.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Lawton.
Lawton
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Lawton is a city in and the county seat of Comanche County, in the U.S. state of Oklahoma. Located in western Oklahoma, approximately 87 mi southwest of Oklahoma City, it is the principal city of the Lawton, Oklahoma, metropolitan statistical area.
Museum of the Great Plains
- Categories: natural history museum, anthropology museum, children’s museum, building, tourism, and tourist attraction
- Location: Comanche, Oklahoma, Great Plains, United States, North America
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Latitude
34.61789° or 34° 37′ 4″ northLongitude
-98.39808° or 98° 23′ 53″ westOpen location code
8663JJ92+5QOpenStreetMap ID
way 488108228OpenStreetMap feature
building=yesOpenStreetMap feature
tourism=museumWikidata ID
Q6941084
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