McLoud Oklahoma, Museum

Oklahoma like any other state has its fair share of small towns. However, it is what defines that small town is what makes them interesting. For instance, take McLoud, Oklahoma. One of the first doctors here, Dr. Jesse Mooney, Jr. helped one of the most notorious outlaws in the wild west, Belle Starr. Now like nearly every small town, they have some sort of historical society or small town museum telling of the history of the town. The McLoud Museum is one such museum. It is housed in what used to be a skating rink, an aviation parts storage facility and a car dealership. The items in here are not only from McLoud but also from the small town of Dale, which is known for housing The Grand Casino. One of these items is an old Aviators life vest, probably from World War II next to a fallout shelter sign that was probably used during the 60's during the Cold War scare.

As you go throughout the small museum you will notice things that might catch your eye. One of these was a town dog registry. Apparently whenever you owned a dog, you also had to pay a tax for each dog you owned. In order to be accountable to pay the tax, you had to register your dog with the City.

If you are a big baseball fan then you might recognize the names of Paul and Lloyd Waner a.k.a Big and Little Poison of the Pittsburgh Pirates back in the 1930's. They were born in a little town not too far from McLoud called Harrah.  As you venture from one part of the museum into the garage area, you will see and horse carriage and an actual winter horse sled. One unique item in the garage is the Wooden Butter churner. Probably wouldn't want to put butter in it now.

The whole museum with guided tour takes maybe about 30 minutes if you want to learn a little about everything in the museum. Admission is free but they do take donations. They want to eventually grow to include more items to show to the public so any funds are greatly appreciated. The gift shop doesn't include much with outside of the normal stuff like shirts and mugs. some of the more unique items you can buy are jars of 100% real local honey, tissue holders made of stitched cloth and a book call Mattie In search of God that tells the story of Mattie Ross a McLoud native. The McLoud Museum is a small museum but has many unique vintage artifacts that all tell an interesting story.

Entertainment: 2
Educational: 3
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Cafe: N/A
Gift Shop: 3
Overall: 3

Additional Information

Address: 421 W. Broadway McLoud, OK

Hours Of Operation: Only Opened to the public on Friday from 10 am - 3 pm. However call for an Appointment: (405) 964-5169

Price: Free Admission but Donations accepted

For More Information visit: http://www.mcloudhistoricalsociety.org/