Chickasaw National Recreation Area is a unit of the National Park Service near Sulphur, Oklahoma. The National Park Service (NPS) is the United States Federal Government agency that deals with all National Parks, many National Monuments, and other conservation properties with various designations. ... Sulphur is a city located in Murray County, Oklahoma. ...

The park is named to honor the Chickasaw Indian Nation, original occupants of this land. The partially forested hills of south-central Oklahoma and its springs, streams, and lakes provide swimming, boating, fishing, picnicking, camping, and hiking. Young Chickasaw warrior The Chickasaws are a Native American people of the United States, originally from present-day Mississippi, now mostly living in Oklahoma. ...

Established as Sulphur Springs Reservation July 1, 1902; renamed and redesignated Platt National Park June 29, 1906; combined with Arbuckle National Recreation Area and additional lands and renamed and redesignated March 17, 1976. (Acreage — 9888.83 / Federal: 9884.33 / Nonfederal: 4.50. Water area — 2409.) July 1 is the 182nd day of the year (183rd in leap years) in the Gregorian Calendar, with 183 days remaining. ... 1902 was a common year starting on Wednesday (see link for calendar). ... June 29 is the 180th day of the year (181st in leap years) in the Gregorian Calendar, with 185 days remaining. ... 1906 was a common year starting on Monday (see link for calendar). ... March 17 is the 76th day of the year in the Gregorian Calendar (77th in Leap years). ... 1976 is a leap year starting on Thursday (link will take you to calendar). ...

Reference

• The National Parks: Index 2001-2003. Washington: U.S. Department of the Interior.

The United States Department of the Interior (DOI) is a Cabinet department of the United States government that manages and conserves most federally-owned land. ...

External links

• Geographical coordinates: 34°30′02″ N 96°58′20″ W
• National Park Service: Chickasaw National Recreation Area