Main entrance to the museum.

The National Wrestling Hall of Fame and Museum is the only wrestling museum in the United States. it is located in Stillwater, OK on the campus of Oklahoma State University. The museum opened on September 11, 1976. Stillwater is a city located in Payne County, Oklahoma. ... Oklahoma State University Oklahoma State University, located in Stillwater, OK, is an institution of higher learning founded in 1890 as a land-grant university, known as Oklahoma Agricultural and Mechanical College (Oklahoma A&M). ... September 11 is the 254th day of the year (255th in leap years). ... 1976 is a leap year starting on Thursday (link will take you to calendar). ...

The museum operates purely by private donations. Six people from Oklahoma formed the Hall of Fame corporation: Myron Roderick, Dr. Melvin D. Jones, Ralph Ball, Robert L. McCormick, Bill Aufleger, and Veldo Brewer. The then-president of Oklahoma State, Dr. Robert B. Kamn, provided land - at no cost - through a 99-year renewable lease. Oklahoma is a southwestern state of the United States and its U.S. postal abbreviation is OK; others abbreviate the states name Okla. ...

External links

• Official National Wrestling Hall of Fame and Museum web site (http://www.wrestlinghalloffame.org/)