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About Museum of the Western Prairie
The Museum of the Western Prairie chronicles the history of southwest Oklahoma, from geologic uplifts and ancient seas to irrigated farming and Altus Air Force Base. Visitors can follow the stories of American Indians, frontier soldiers, cowboys, and homesteaders. On the museum grounds, guests can also see the Criswell half-dugout and a two-story limestone ranch house built by the Eddleman family in 1891.
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Serving Altus, OK
The Museum of the Western Prairie chronicles the history of southwest Oklahoma, from geologic uplifts and ancient seas to irrigated farming and Altus Air Force Base. Visitors can follow the stories of American Indians, frontier soldiers, cowboys, and homesteaders. On the museum grounds, guests can also see the Criswell half-dugout and a two-story limestone ranch house built by the Eddleman family in 1891.