Red Cross Canteen, El Reno

Name: Red Cross Canteen
Address: El Reno, United States

#2 among attractions in El Reno

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The Red Cross Canteen in El Reno, Oklahoma is a small wooden structure located east of the Rock Island Depot. Built by volunteer labor with telegraph poles donated by the Rock Island Railroad, the facility opened on August 1, 1918 just south of the railroad station as an American Red Cross commissary to serve troop trains that stopped in El Reno during World War I. ()

Built: 1918 (106 years ago)Coordinates: 35°31'51"N, 97°57'31"W

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El Reno United States

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Red Cross Canteen – popular in the area (distance from the attraction)

Nearby attractions include: Fort Reno, Carnegie Library, El Reno Municipal Swimming Pool Bath House, Redlands Community College.

4.8 miNW
Specialty museum, Museum, Military museum
Fort Reno, El Reno
123 min walk • Fort Reno is a former United States Army cavalry post west of El Reno, Oklahoma. It is named for General Jesse L. Reno, who died at the Battle of South Mountain in the American Civil War.
0.4 miE
Library
Carnegie Library, El Reno
11 min walk • The Carnegie Library in El Reno, Oklahoma is the oldest Carnegie library in Oklahoma that is still functioning as a library. Constructed in 1903, it was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1980 and has been in continuous use as a library since its opening.
0.5 miSW
Spanish colonial revival architecture
El Reno Municipal Swimming Pool Bath House, El Reno
13 min walk • The El Reno Municipal Swimming Pool Bath House is a bath house in El Reno, Oklahoma. Built in 1935, it was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 2000. It is one of two Mission/Spanish Revival structures in El Reno.
1.2 miSW
Universities and schools
Redlands Community College, El Reno
31 min walk • Redlands Community College is a public community college in El Reno, Oklahoma. Student enrollment is approximately 2,200 per semester.