Sulphur, Oklahoma Sulphur, Oklahoma Chickasaw Nation Artesian Hotel in Sulphur Chickasaw Nation Artesian Hotel in Sulphur Location of Sulphur, Oklahoma Location of Sulphur, Oklahoma Sulphur is a town/city in and governmental center of county of Murray County, Oklahoma, United States. The populace was 4,929 at the 2010 census, a 3.4 percent gain from 4,794 at the 2000 census.
The region around Sulphur has been noted for its mineral springs, since well before the town/city was established late in the 19th Century.
This region was part of the Chickasaw Nation in Indian Territory amid the late 19th Century.
Sneed, a lawyer who visited the region about 1890 and soon after organized the Sulphur Springs Company.
A postal service titled Sulphur was established October 2, 1895. The Sulphur Headlight, the first journal in town, began printed announcement in 1899, and the first telephone exchange in town went into service in 1900. In 1902, the Sulphur Springs Railroad (SSR) was constructed from Sulphur to Scullin, a distance of 6 miles (9.7 km), where it connected to the newly instead of St.
Government and the Chickasaw Nation agreed to preserve the region around the hot springs, and called it the The Sulphur Springs Reservation, later renaming it as Platt National Park. People and buildings were required to move out of the reservation area.
The citizens resettled nearby, creating two communities, West Sulphur and East Sulphur, divided by Rock Creek.
Another such move occurred in 1904, when the U.S, government decided to add another 200 acres (0.81 km2) to the new park. The reservation officially opened to the enhance on April 29, 1904. Platt National Park was abolished by Congress and made part of the much larger Chickasaw National Recreation Area (CNRA) in 1976, which encompassed Lake of the Arbuckles. Sulphur defeated Davis, Oklahoma in an election in 1908 to determine the locale of the governmental center of county of the newly created Murray County. According to the United States Enumeration Bureau, the town/city has a total region of 7.0 square miles (18 km2), of which 6.8 square miles (18 km2) is territory and 0.2 square miles (0.52 km2) (2.16%) is water.
Sulphur is in southern Oklahoma, about 84 miles (135 km) southeast of Oklahoma City. In the city, the populace was spread out with 23.9% under the age of 18, 9.2% from 18 to 24, 25.0% from 25 to 44, 21.3% from 45 to 64, and 20.5% who were 65 years of age or older.
Travertine Creek, in the Chickasaw National Recreation Area, positioned in the foothills of the Arbuckles near Sulphur.
Chickasaw National Recreation Area (originally Platt National Park), a prominent destination for many county-wide tourists, is positioned just east of the town of Sulphur.
Among the smallest parks in the National Park System, Chickasaw N.R.A.
Principal attractions in Sulphur besides the park are sulfurous water springs in town that were once thought to cure ailments and other medical conditions.
Sulphur is also the home to the newly rather than Chickasaw Cultural Center, a exhibition which tells the story of the Chickasaw Nation.
Keith Mann was hired as City Manager of Sulphur, beginning January 1, 2014.
The town/city of Sulphur is served by the Sulphur Public School District.
There has been a long and heated rivalry between Sulphur and the neighboring town of Davis, OK, positioned just 7 miles to the west, known locally as the Murray County Bedlam.
Oklahoma School for the Deaf is also positioned in Sulphur, Oklahoma.
Loyd Arms In 1942, as a junior at Oklahoma A&M University, he won the NCAA Wrestling National Championship in the heavyweight division.
When the town/city was founded, either sulphur or sulfur was acceptable spelling for the name of the chemical element in English.
Platt from Connecticut, who sponsored the legislation.For 74 years, Platt was Oklahoma's only National Park.
Platt National Park was abolished by Congress, and made part of the much larger Chickasaw National Recreation Area (CNRA) in 1976, which encompassed Lake of the Arbuckles. National Park Service.
Chickasaw National Recreation Area.
"Keith Mann announced as Sulphur town/city manager." Chickasaw National Recreation Area City of Sulphur An Ethnohistory of the Relationship between the Community of Sulphur, Oklahoma and Chickasaw National Recreation Area.
Chickasaw National Recreation Area.
Municipalities and communities of Murray County, Oklahoma, United States
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Cities in Murray County, Oklahoma - Cities in Oklahoma - County seats in Oklahoma - Spa suburbs in the United States - Populated places established in 1882
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