The Best Attractions In Atoka

Chickasaw National Recreation Area

Turner Falls Park

McGee Creek State Park

Beavers Bend Resort Park

Choctaw Casino Resort

Broken Bow Lake

WinStar World Casino and Resort

Atoka Museum & Confederate Cemetery

Atoka is a city in, and the county seat of, Atoka County, Oklahoma, United States. The population was 3,107 at the 2010 census, an increase of 4.0 percent from 2,988 at the 2000 census.The city was settled by the Choctaw and named in 1867 by a Baptist missionary for Chief Atoka, whose name means ball ground in English.
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1. Beavers Bend Resort Park Broken Bow
Beavers Bend State Park is a 1,300 acres Oklahoma state park located in McCurtain County. It is approximately 10.5 miles north of Broken Bow on SH-259A. It was established in 1937 and contains Broken Bow Lake.National Public Radio reported that the park generated $1,787,731 in 2011, excluding $414,255 in revenue from Lakeview Lodge. Thus, gross earnings were around $2.3 million. The report did not list the number of visitors, but stated that this had the second highest attendance of any Oklahoma state park during the year.
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2. Turner Falls Park Davis Oklahoma
Turner Falls, an American waterfall, at 77 feet , is locally considered Oklahoma's tallest waterfall, although its height matches one in Natural Falls State Park. The falls are located on Honey Creek in the Arbuckle Mountains in south central Oklahoma, 6 miles south of Davis.
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3. WinStar World Casino and Resort Thackerville
WinStar World Casino and Resort is a tribal casino and hotel located in Thackerville, Oklahoma, near the Oklahoma–Texas state line. It is owned and operated by the Chickasaw Nation. The casino opened as the WinStar Casinos in 2004, and was expanded and renamed WinStar World Casino in 2009; its 600,000 square feet of casino floor made it the world's largest casino at the time. In August 2013, WinStar Resorts completed a major expansion project, which added a new 1000-room second hotel tower that was divided into two phases; this also added a new casino that is attached to the tower. As a result of the completion of this expansion, the casino overtook Foxwoods Resort Casino to become the largest casino in the United States and one of the largest in the world based on gaming floor space. Wi...
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4. Broken Bow Lake Broken Bow
Broken Bow is a city in McCurtain County, Oklahoma, United States. The population was 4,120 at the 2010 census. It is named after Broken Bow, Nebraska, the former hometown of the city's founders, the Dierks brothers.
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5. Choctaw Casino Resort Durant
The Choctaw are a Native American people originally occupying what is now the Southeastern United States . Their Choctaw language belongs to the Muskogean language family group. Hopewell and Mississippian cultures, who lived throughout the east of the Mississippi River valley and its tributaries. About 1,700 years ago, the Hopewell people built Nanih Waiya, a great earthwork mound located in what is central present-day Mississippi. It is still considered sacred by the Choctaw. The early Spanish explorers of the mid-16th century in the Southeast encountered Mississippian-culture villages and chiefs. The anthropologist John R. Swanton suggested that the Choctaw derived their name from an early leader. Henry Halbert, a historian, suggests that their name is derived from the Choctaw phrase Hac...
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7. McGee Creek State Park Atoka Oklahoma
McGee Creek State Park is a state park in southern Oklahoma. The park is on the south side of McGee Creek Reservoir. Created in 1985 the reservoir provides flood control. The park is approximately 2,600 acres and the reservoir is approximately 3,800 acres . Its main staple is recreational and sport fishing. The main fish fished for in this park include Crappie, Sunfish, Largemouth bass, and Channel catfish. The McGee Creek Wildlife Management area is located between the two arms of the reservoir.Bear and deer are among the animals present. Shortleaf pine, though near its western limit, is abundant.When the park, the lake and the Wildlife Management Area are considered together, the total protected area around the lake is about 20,000 acres .McGee Creek Natural Scenic Recreation Area is con...
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8. Atoka Museum & Confederate Cemetery Atoka Oklahoma
Atoka is a city in, and the county seat of, Atoka County, Oklahoma, United States. The population was 3,107 at the 2010 census, an increase of 4.0 percent from 2,988 at the 2000 census.The city was settled by the Choctaw and named in 1867 by a Baptist missionary for Chief Atoka, whose name means ball ground in English.
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McGee Creek State Park | Oklahoma State Parks | Best RV Destination in Oklahoma!! Part 3

Our final video from McGee Creek State Park! This video shows the Potapo Area of the park. Thank you sooo much for watching------especially if you have watched all three videos in this series! We hope you enjoyed them and keep a lookout for our next video from Tyler State Park in East Texas very near to our home. We will be spending our Christmas holiday there and we are very excited! Thanks again and please be sure to like and subscribe!

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Inviting Art [Standard Edition]

Presented by Downtown OKC Inc, Inviting Art is a feature-length documentary that discusses Oklahoma City’s art scene. The film explores the impact of the arts, showcases examples of art in the city, and shares insight from artists in a story to inspire and invite more art.

This is standard edition of the movie, with a run time of 57 minutes.

INVITING ART

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Produced by
Dennis Spielman

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Featuring Music From:

“Awakening”
by Silent Partner

“DC Love Go Go”
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“Do Not Go Gentle”
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“Golden Days”
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“Glass Hero”
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“To The Top”
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“She Dreams in Blue”
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“The Heist”
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“Second Nature”
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“River Meditation”
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“Talk About Your Feelings”
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“Vision”
by Silent Partner

“Secret Conversations”
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“Silver”
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“Remembering Her Face”
by Silent Partner

“Moog Night”
by The 126ers

“Days Are Long”
by Silent Partner

“March On”
by Silent Partner

“Branching Out”
by Silent Partner

“Wish You’d Come True”
by The 126ers

“Plastic or Paper”
by Wes Hutchinson

“Parasail”
by Silent Partner

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Thanks those interviewed:
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Lori Brooks
Evan Crowley
Bryon Chambers
Mayor Mick Cornett
Riley Cole
Jeremiah Matthew Davis
Jill DeLozier
Marc Dunham
Jack Fowler
Jonathan Fowler
Dusty Gilpin
Steven Grounds
J. Nicole Hatfield
Alexa Healey
Maurice Johnson
Kelsey Karper
Robbie Kienzle
Julia Kirt
Erin Oldfield
Leigh Martin
romy owens
Jason Pawley
Lindsey Pendleton
Laurence Reese
Staci Sanger
Jennifer Scanlan
Lissa Barr Shaw
Rick Sinnett
Laura Warriner
Amanda Zoey Weathers
Becky Weintz.

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Special Thanks To:
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Steve Hill
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Karen Fox

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TMHS - Fort Washita Battle - 2016

Recorded on Feb. 2, 2016 at the Fort Washita historic site in Southeastern Oklahoma. A public battle performed by the Texas Military Historical Society (TMHS). WW2 military vehicles provided by the Camp Howze MVPA, of Gainesville, Tx ... Length 12 min.

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The Best Attractions In Atoka

The Best Attractions In Atoka

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McGee Creek State Park | Oklahoma State Parks | Best RV Destination in Oklahoma!! Part 3

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Inviting Art [Standard Edition]

TMHS - Fort Washita Battle - 2016

PBS Show November 8-14, 2015 | #2404

Triplapse: West Texas Stargazing Trip from Austin, TX to Mcdonald Observatory in Fort Davis, TX

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