National Register of Historic Places
Eskridge Hotel Museum
Tour of Estridge Hotel
Wynnewood Historical
Society
Roy Tompkins, President
114 E. Robert S. Kerr Blvd.
Wynnewood, OK 73098
Phone: 405-665-5221
FAX: 405-665-6501
E-mail:
tompkins@brightok.net
Open
by appointment.
Admission: $4.00
for adults; $2.00 for children over Five
Adults of 55 $3.00 Children Five and under Free
Family Rates $12.00 Group Rates $3.00 (10 or more)
Tours of the hotel conducted upon request. Call the number listed
above to
schedule.
G. W.
Exotic Animal Memorial Park
Joe
Schreibvogel, Park Director
Route 2, Box 67
Wynnewood, OK 73098
Phone:
405-665-5197
FAX:
405-665-5197
Internet:
www.gwpark.org
Open
7 days per week, 10:00 a.m. to 6:00 p.m. during the warm
months.
Open on an irregular basis during the winter. Shown by
appointment
to groups. Admission is $5.00 per person, children
under 3 are free.
The park is located just east off I-35 at Exit 64, in Wynnewood,
Oklahoma,
conveniently situated between Oklahoma City and Dallas,
Texas. The park
sits on 16 acres of peaceful, rolling hills and beautiful
native Oklahoma trees.
National Register of Historic Places
The Moore-Settle House
508 E. Cherokee
Wynnewood, OK 73098
Phone: 405-665-2421
Drive-by viewing only.
National Register of Historic Places
Royce & Mary Nunley, Owners
204 E. Robert S. Kerr Blvd.
Wynnewood, OK 73098
Phone: 405-665-5030
Drive-by viewing only.
Shebester
Field
Jerry
Yates, Contact
Sports
Complex
PO Box 614
Wynnewood, OK 73098
Phone: 405-238-7084
FAX:
405-238-9301
In
1994, Mr. & Mrs. Ralph Shebester generously donated 20.3 acres of
land
to the City of Wynnewood to construct athletic fields for the
youth of this community. Shebester Field is located on Highway 29,
just outside of the city limits of
Wynnewood. The field has four
playing fields, a concession stand and ample
parking.
Boys
baseball and girls softball for all ages is offered through the
summer
months. Tournaments, games and practices are scheduled, so
please call the
number listed above for details.
National Register of Historic Places
Early Homeplace of
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General Tommy R. Franks
Parents
Ray and Lorene Franks
Tommy Franks was born in Wynnewood Oklahoma , and grew up in Midland,
Texas, where he graduated from Robert E. Lee High Scholl one year ahead
of the First Lady Laura Bush. After two years at the University of
Texas, he joined the United States Army and, in 1967, as a distinguished
graduate of the Artillery Officer Candidate School, he was commissioned
a Second Lieutenant and sent to Viet Nam.
His services in Vet Man earned him six awards for valor and three Purple
Hearts. That assignment was the start of a long and distinguished career
that would take him from one world hot spot to another - from West
Germany at the height of the Cold War to the Demilitarized Zone in
Korea, to the deserts of Arabia - where he gained the knowledge and
experience that would prepare him for the leadership role that would
mark his place in the annals of American history.
Along the way, General Franks attended the University of Texas,
Arlington, where he graduated with a Bachelor's Degree in Business
Administration, and Shippensburg University where he graduated with a
Master's Degree in Public Administration. He is also a graduate of the
Armed Forces Staff College and the Army War College.
In June 2000, he was promoted to
four-star General and assigned as Commander-in-Chief, United States
Central Command. It's in this position that the world knows Tommy Franks
best- the culmination of an almost four-decade military career that saw
him lead American and Coalition troops in Two strategically
unprecedented campaigns in two years- Operation Enduring Freedom in
Afghanistan and Operation Iraqi Freedom in Iraq.
Since his retirement from the military in 2003, General Franks has
traveled the world speaking on leadership, character and the value of
democracy. His autobiography, American Soldier, reached Number #1 on the
New York Times Best Seller list in August 2004.
General Franks and his wife, Cathryn Carley Franks, has one daughter who
is married to a military officer and three grandchildren. The Franks
divide their time between their home in Tampa, Florida, and their ranch
in Roosevelt, Oklahoma
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