Bacone College, Muskogee

Name: Bacone College
Address: 2299 Old Bacone Rd, Muskogee, United States

#18 among attractions in Muskogee

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Bacone College, formerly Bacone Indian University, is a private tribal college in Muskogee, Oklahoma. Founded in 1880 as the Indian University by missionary Almon C. Bacone, it was originally affiliated with the mission arm of what is now American Baptist Churches USA. Renamed as Bacone College in the early 20th century, it is the oldest continuously operated institution of higher education in Oklahoma. The liberal arts college has had strong historic ties to several tribal nations, including the Muscogee and Cherokee. The Bacone College Historic District has been on the National Register of Historic Places listings in Muskogee County, Oklahoma since 2014. ()

Established: 1880 (144 years ago)Coordinates: 35°46'37"N, 95°20'5"W

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2299 Old Bacone RdMuskogee United States

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Bacone College – popular in the area (distance from the attraction)

Nearby attractions include: Fort Gibson, USS Batfish, Honor Heights Park, Five Civilized Tribes Museum.

4.7 miNE
Military museum, Museum
Fort Gibson, Fort Gibson
121 min walk • Fort Gibson is a historic military site next to the modern city of Fort Gibson, in Muskogee County Oklahoma. It guarded the American frontier in Indian Territory from 1824 to 1888. When it was constructed, the fort was farther west than any other military post in the United States.
1.8 miNE
Military museum, Museum, Ship
USS Batfish, Muskogee
46 min walk • USS Batfish is a Balao-class submarine, known primarily for the remarkable feat of sinking three Imperial Japanese Navy submarines in a 76-hour period, in February 1945.
4.6 miW
Park
Honor Heights Park, Muskogee
117 min walk • Honor Heights Park is a 132-acre botanical garden and arboretum located at 1400 Honor Heights Drive in Muskogee, Oklahoma. It is a public park operated by the City of Muskogee.
4.6 miW
Specialty museum, Museum, History museum
Five Civilized Tribes Museum, Muskogee
117 min walk • The Five Civilized Tribes Museum in Muskogee, Oklahoma, showcases the art, history and culture of the so-called "Five Civilized Tribes": the Cherokee, Chickasaw, Choctaw, Muscogee, and Seminole tribes.
3.1 miSW
Specialty museum, Museum
Oklahoma Music Hall of Fame, Muskogee
78 min walk • The Oklahoma Music Hall of Fame, located in Muskogee, Oklahoma, honors Oklahoma musicians for their lifetime achievements in music. The induction ceremony and concert are held each year in Muskogee.
3 miSW
35°44'44"N • 95°22'21"W
Three Rivers Museum, Muskogee
78 min walk • Specialty museum, Museum
5.3 miS
35°42'12"N • 95°21'50"W
Cobblestone Golf Course, Deep Fork National Wildlife Refuge
136 min walk • Golf
2.8 miSW
Skyscraper
Surety Building, Muskogee
72 min walk • The Surety Building in Muskogee, Oklahoma is an eight story skyscraper built for the Southern Surety Company in 1910. It is one of five skyscraper buildings, ranging from five to ten stories tall, built in 1910–1912 and included in the Pre-Depression Muskogee Skyscrapers Thematic Resources study.
2.5 miSW
Shopping, Shopping centre
Arrowhead Mall, Muskogee
65 min walk • Arrowhead Mall is an enclosed shopping mall in Muskogee, Oklahoma. It was opened in 1987 and was owned by J. Herzog & Sons, Inc. from 2005 until November 2016 when the mall went into receivership and was put up for sale by Wells Fargo Bank.
3.3 miSW
Museum, History museum
Grant Foreman House, Muskogee
85 min walk • The Thomas-Foreman Historic Home, also known as the Grant Foreman House, is a house in Muskogee, Oklahoma, United States, built by Judge John R. Thomas on a tract of prairie land. It was later named after Thomas' son-in-law, Grant Foreman, by the Muskogee Historical Society and the National Register of Historic Places.
2.8 miSW
Church
First Baptist Church, Muskogee
71 min walk • The First Baptist Church is a historic church building in Muskogee, Oklahoma. The church was built in 1903 and was the first church building for the African-American population of Muskogee County. It was built in a Romanesque Revival style. It features two asymmetrical, crenelated towers and a steeply pitched gabled roof.