Government Springs Park is a park located in Enid, Oklahoma. Prior to Oklahoma statehood, the park was a natural spring used by Native Americans, and later soldiers and cattle drivers along the Chisholm Trail. Skeleton Ranch, ( North Enid, Oklahoma) was another stop on the trail, served by stage coach lines after 1874. [1] [2]
A Garfield County war dead memorial is located at the northeast end of the park. Sculptures by Harold T. Holden within the park include: Holding the Claim, Plainsman, Chisholm, Wrangler, Boomer, Pioneer, and Dressing the Bit. Time capsules honor the Enid Springs Sanitarium, and the Oklahoma Centennial. [3]
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Monument by the Daughters of the American Revolution. -
Local artist and photographer, Michael Klemme, erected metal statues commemorating the land run featuring longhorn cattle, a stage coach, horses, and a Native American mounted on a horse. -
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- ^ Collins, Hubert E., " An Account of the First Steam Saw-Mill Installed and Operated in Western Oklahoma Archived 2007-07-11 at the Wayback Machine" Chronicles of Oklahoma, Volume 10, No. 3, September, 1932, Page 338, footnote 10.
- ^ Dortch, Steven D., " Chisholm Trail Archived 2012-11-19 at the Wayback Machine", Oklahoma Encyclopedia of History and Culture, Oklahoma Historical Society
- ^ Memorial Donors, North Government Springs Park[ permanent dead link]
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