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Ardmore - Southcentral (Arbuckle Country) | ||||||||
Ardmore, located on the Sunny Side of the Arbuckle Mountains, is home to Lake Murray, the state's largest man-made lake. Founded in1887 by Santa Fe railway workers in the area then known as Pickens County, Chickasaw Nation, Indian Territory, Ardmore has grown from the greatest inland cotton exporter in the world to a city on the move. Thanks to an active and progressive development authority, Ardmore is leading the way to growth and prosperity. There's never a shortage of something to do in Ardmore. Lake Murray on the south offers boating, camping and fishing, plus golf, hiking and equestrian trails, bicycling, cottages, a 54-room resort and Tucker Tower Nature Center. To the north, check out picturesque Turner Falls and the Arbuckle Wilderness, a drive-through nature preserve. In town, the Charles B. Goddard Center offers changing exhibits of modern art and ongoing programs. Ardmore also is home to the Southwest Historical Museum, featuring exhibits and artifacts from the 1500s to pioneer settlement, and the Military Memorial Museum, containing military artifacts from the American Revolution to Operation Iraqi Freedom. Numerous antique shops, the Eliza Cruce Doll Museum at the new public library, and the many events going on at the Hardy Murphy Coliseum and the Ardmore Convention Center keep both tourists and locals entertained. Whether you are in town for business or pleasure, you will find the motel or bed and breakfast of your choice, and wonderful dining pleasures to please everyone. Visit or call the Ardmore Chamber of Commerce, 410 W Main, (580) 223-7765, for additional travel information. |
