The museum is a unique and welcome stop on State Highway 69 and shares the history of the Civil War in Oklahoma as well as the story of Atoka County. Visitors can explore the area’s history and culture, including a complete dinosaur skeleton, 1830s Choctaw removal, a shootout between local lawmen and Clyde Barrow, and homegrown talents 1987 World Champion bull rider Lane Frost (whose life was portrayed in the movie 8 Seconds) and international entertainer Reba McEntire.
Oklahoma’s only Civil War Cemetery is located here, containing the remains of Confederate soldiers who died in the Battle of Middle Boggy on February 13, 1864.
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2902 US-69, Atoka, OK 74525, USA
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