IRON HORSE MUSEUM INC

HUGO, OK

Kiamichi Railroad 3801 - Hugo Oklahoma
Kiamichi Railroad 3801 - Hugo Oklahoma Credit: woodyrr

Iron Horse Museum Inc. is located in Hugo, Oklahoma and is dedicated to preserving the heritage of the railroad industry. The museum is housed in the historic Santa Fe Depot, built in 1911, and consists of two floors of exhibits and artifacts documenting the history of railroads in the United States.

The museum’s exhibits showcase days gone by, with vintage photographs, memorabilia, and artifacts from the golden age of railroading. Visitors can learn about the development of the industry and its contribution to the economy and culture of the country. The museum also houses an interactive exhibit on the history of the Iron Horse, with a working model of the locomotive.

The museum also hosts several special events throughout the year, such as the annual Railway Fair, which features train rides, model train layouts, and other activities for children. Iron Horse Museum Inc. also offers educational programs for school and community groups, and serves as a meeting place for local railroad clubs.

Iron Horse Museum Inc. is open Wednesday through Saturday from 10am to 4pm. Admission is free, though donations are accepted.

IRON HORSE MUSEUM INC is a Uncategorized or General Museum in HUGO OK. US MID #8404000205

The museum is classed as GMU (Uncategorized or General Museums). It comes under American Alliance of Museums (AAM) region: Mount Plains (Colorado, Kansas, Montana, North Dakota, Nebraska, New Mexico, Oklahoma, South Dakota, Texas, Wyoming).

Kiamichi Railroad 3801 - Hugo Oklahoma
Kiamichi Railroad Locomotive Facility - Hugo Oklahoma
A TRIBUTE TO ALL SHOWMEN UNDER GOD'S BIG TOP
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Doaksville, OK Wallace and Minerva Willis were slaves who were moved to SE Oklahoma with their Choctaw owners in the 1840s. They have been credited with writing some of the greatest Negro Spirituals, including “Swing Low, Sweet Chariot,” “I’m a Rollin,” and “Steal Away to Jesus.” By all rights the Willises should be two of the most famous and important figures in Oklahoma history. That’s not the case. As far as I can tell, the only commemoration of their lives is on a plaque marking the site of the Old Spencer Academy, which was the first Choctaw school established in Indian Territory and the place where the Willises worked during the Civil War. That plaque is located at the end of a long dirt road literally in front of someone’s yard. It’s believed that the Willises are buried in unmarked graves in Ft Towson Cemetery a few miles southeast of the Old Spencer Academy. That cemetery is located at a remarkable confluence of neglected but significant historical sites. Not only are the Willises (probably) buried there, but behind the cemetery is the ghost town of Doaksville, which was the first town established by the Choctaw tribe in Indian Territory. Doaksville was once home to thousands of newly arrived Choctaws. There was a hotel, a jail, and a main street, but now it’s completely gone. The state set up an archeological dig and erected some markers there in the mid-1990s but there’s no activity there now. If that wasn’t enough, Doaksville is also where Stand Watie became the last Confederate General to surrender in the Civil War, more than two months after Appomattox.
Doaksville, OK Wallace and Minerva Willis were slaves who were moved to SE Oklahoma with their Choctaw owners in the 1840s. They have been credited with writing some of the greatest Negro Spirituals, including “Swing Low, Sweet Chariot,” “I’m a Rollin,” and “Steal Away to Jesus.” By all rights the Willises should be two of the most famous and important figures in Oklahoma history. That’s not the case. As far as I can tell, the only commemoration of their lives is on a plaque marking the site of the Old Spencer Academy, which was the first Choctaw school established in Indian Territory and the place where the Willises worked during the Civil War. That plaque is located at the end of a long dirt road literally in front of someone’s yard. It’s believed that the Willises are buried in unmarked graves in Ft Towson Cemetery a few miles southeast of the Old Spencer Academy. That cemetery is located at a remarkable confluence of neglected but significant historical sites. Not only are the Willises (probably) buried there, but behind the cemetery is the ghost town of Doaksville, which was the first town established by the Choctaw tribe in Indian Territory. Doaksville was once home to thousands of newly arrived Choctaws. There was a hotel, a jail, and a main street, but now it’s completely gone. The state set up an archeological dig and erected some markers there in the mid-1990s but there’s no activity there now. If that wasn’t enough, Doaksville is also where Stand Watie became the last Confederate General to surrender in the Civil War, more than two months after Appomattox.
Stand Watie's Surrender Striking the final blow against the Confederacy. In Doaksville, OK
Doaksville, OK Wallace and Minerva Willis were slaves who were moved to SE Oklahoma with their Choctaw owners in the 1840s. They have been credited with writing some of the greatest Negro Spirituals, including “Swing Low, Sweet Chariot,” “I’m a Rollin,” and “Steal Away to Jesus.” By all rights the Willises should be two of the most famous and important figures in Oklahoma history. That’s not the case. As far as I can tell, the only commemoration of their lives is on a plaque marking the site of the Old Spencer Academy, which was the first Choctaw school established in Indian Territory and the place where the Willises worked during the Civil War. That plaque is located at the end of a long dirt road literally in front of someone’s yard. It’s believed that the Willises are buried in unmarked graves in Ft Towson Cemetery a few miles southeast of the Old Spencer Academy. That cemetery is located at a remarkable confluence of neglected but significant historical sites. Not only are the Willises (probably) buried there, but behind the cemetery is the ghost town of Doaksville, which was the first town established by the Choctaw tribe in Indian Territory. Doaksville was once home to thousands of newly arrived Choctaws. There was a hotel, a jail, and a main street, but now it’s completely gone. The state set up an archeological dig and erected some markers there in the mid-1990s but there’s no activity there now. If that wasn’t enough, Doaksville is also where Stand Watie became the last Confederate General to surrender in the Civil War, more than two months after Appomattox.
Doaksville, OK Wallace and Minerva Willis were slaves who were moved to SE Oklahoma with their Choctaw owners in the 1840s. They have been credited with writing some of the greatest Negro Spirituals, including “Swing Low, Sweet Chariot,” “I’m a Rollin,” and “Steal Away to Jesus.” By all rights the Willises should be two of the most famous and important figures in Oklahoma history. That’s not the case. As far as I can tell, the only commemoration of their lives is on a plaque marking the site of the Old Spencer Academy, which was the first Choctaw school established in Indian Territory and the place where the Willises worked during the Civil War. That plaque is located at the end of a long dirt road literally in front of someone’s yard. It’s believed that the Willises are buried in unmarked graves in Ft Towson Cemetery a few miles southeast of the Old Spencer Academy. That cemetery is located at a remarkable confluence of neglected but significant historical sites. Not only are the Willises (probably) buried there, but behind the cemetery is the ghost town of Doaksville, which was the first town established by the Choctaw tribe in Indian Territory. Doaksville was once home to thousands of newly arrived Choctaws. There was a hotel, a jail, and a main street, but now it’s completely gone. The state set up an archeological dig and erected some markers there in the mid-1990s but there’s no activity there now. If that wasn’t enough, Doaksville is also where Stand Watie became the last Confederate General to surrender in the Civil War, more than two months after Appomattox.
Old Spencer Academy Wallace and Minerva Willis were slaves who were moved to SE Oklahoma with their Choctaw owners in the 1840s. They have been credited with writing some of the greatest Negro Spirituals, including “Swing Low, Sweet Chariot,” “I’m a Rollin,” and “Steal Away to Jesus.” By all rights the Willises should be two of the most famous and important figures in Oklahoma history. That’s not the case. As far as I can tell, the only commemoration of their lives is on a plaque marking the site of the Old Spencer Academy, which was the first Choctaw school established in Indian Territory and the place where the Willises worked during the Civil War. That plaque is located at the end of a long dirt road literally in front of someone’s yard. It’s believed that the Willises are buried in unmarked graves in Ft Towson Cemetery a few miles southeast of the Old Spencer Academy. That cemetery is located at a remarkable confluence of neglected but significant historical sites. Not only are the Willises (probably) buried there, but behind the cemetery is the ghost town of Doaksville, which was the first town established by the Choctaw tribe in Indian Territory. Doaksville was once home to thousands of newly arrived Choctaws. There was a hotel, a jail, and a main street, but now it’s completely gone. The state set up an archeological dig and erected some markers there in the mid-1990s but there’s no activity there now. If that wasn’t enough, Doaksville is also where Stand Watie became the last Confederate General to surrender in the Civil War, more than two months after Appomattox.
Doaksville, OK Wallace and Minerva Willis were slaves who were moved to SE Oklahoma with their Choctaw owners in the 1840s. They have been credited with writing some of the greatest Negro Spirituals, including “Swing Low, Sweet Chariot,” “I’m a Rollin,” and “Steal Away to Jesus.” By all rights the Willises should be two of the most famous and important figures in Oklahoma history. That’s not the case. As far as I can tell, the only commemoration of their lives is on a plaque marking the site of the Old Spencer Academy, which was the first Choctaw school established in Indian Territory and the place where the Willises worked during the Civil War. That plaque is located at the end of a long dirt road literally in front of someone’s yard. It’s believed that the Willises are buried in unmarked graves in Ft Towson Cemetery a few miles southeast of the Old Spencer Academy. That cemetery is located at a remarkable confluence of neglected but significant historical sites. Not only are the Willises (probably) buried there, but behind the cemetery is the ghost town of Doaksville, which was the first town established by the Choctaw tribe in Indian Territory. Doaksville was once home to thousands of newly arrived Choctaws. There was a hotel, a jail, and a main street, but now it’s completely gone. The state set up an archeological dig and erected some markers there in the mid-1990s but there’s no activity there now. If that wasn’t enough, Doaksville is also where Stand Watie became the last Confederate General to surrender in the Civil War, more than two months after Appomattox.
Old Spencerville Academy Wallace and Minerva Willis were slaves who were moved to SE Oklahoma with their Choctaw owners in the 1840s. They have been credited with writing some of the greatest Negro Spirituals, including “Swing Low, Sweet Chariot,” “I’m a Rollin,” and “Steal Away to Jesus.” By all rights the Willises should be two of the most famous and important figures in Oklahoma history. That’s not the case. As far as I can tell, the only commemoration of their lives is on a plaque marking the site of the Old Spencer Academy, which was the first Choctaw school established in Indian Territory and the place where the Willises worked during the Civil War. That plaque is located at the end of a long dirt road literally in front of someone’s yard. It’s believed that the Willises are buried in unmarked graves in Ft Towson Cemetery a few miles southeast of the Old Spencer Academy. That cemetery is located at a remarkable confluence of neglected but significant historical sites. Not only are the Willises (probably) buried there, but behind the cemetery is the ghost town of Doaksville, which was the first town established by the Choctaw tribe in Indian Territory. Doaksville was once home to thousands of newly arrived Choctaws. There was a hotel, a jail, and a main street, but now it’s completely gone. The state set up an archeological dig and erected some markers there in the mid-1990s but there’s no activity there now. If that wasn’t enough, Doaksville is also where Stand Watie became the last Confederate General to surrender in the Civil War, more than two months after Appomattox.

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IRON HORSE MUSEUM INC
603 W JACKSON
HUGO
OK
74743

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MID # 8404000205
Name IRON HORSE MUSEUM INC
Alternate Name
Classification Uncategorized or General Museums, , Mount Plains
Federal Employer Identification Number (EIN) 311018009
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Tax period of the latest return filed (YYYYMM) 201212
INCOME 0
REVENUE 0
LAT/LONG 34.014379, -95.508247
CODES FIPS State Code: 40
FIPS County Code: 023
US Census Tract: 967200
US Census Block: 2069