Lawton (Oklahoma)

Comanche County

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Lawton is a city in the southern U.S. state of Oklahoma in the United States. It is located 142 km southwest of Oklahoma City. The city is the county seat of Comanche County and is located south of the Wichita Mountain Wildlife Refuge, Mount Scott and the Lake Lawtonka.

Lawton is the cultural and commercial center of the area. An important economic factor is the large granite deposits and the cotton fields in the vicinity of the city.

History

The city was founded in 1901 on the last Indian land directly on the huge Fort Sill, one of the most important forts and military installations in the U.S. West, with which it forms a symbiotic relationship today. It was named after General Henry Ware Lawton (* 1843, † 1899) named.

In Fort Sill Indian chief Geronimo is buried. Numerous vestiges point to the more or less peaceful coexistence between the military and the Indians in the Wichita Mountains.

Sons and daughters of the town

  • Don Blanding, poet
  • Conrad Herwig, jazz trombonist
  • Johnny Jones, Athlete, Olympic champion and football player
  • Stacey King, Basketball Player
  • N. Scott Momaday, Pulitzer Prize - winner, writer
  • Rusty McDonald, country singer
  • Leon Russell, Rock Musician
  • Bryan White, country singer

Twinning

  • Germany Güllesheim / Rhineland -Palatinate
  • Location in Oklahoma
  • Location in North America
  • Comanche County ( Oklahoma)
  • County seat in Oklahoma
  • Founded in 1901
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