Pavilion Springs - Sulphur, Oklahoma
Posted by: 
gparkes
N 34° 30.171 W 096° 58.221
14S E 686336 N 3819783
Inside the Chickasaw National Recreation Area are several markers giving context to the history of the area.
Waymark Code: WM8J8Q
Location: Oklahoma, United States
Date Posted: 04/08/2010
Views: 8
A marker on site reads:
Pavilion Springs
In the late 1890s, the town of Sulphur Springs grew up around the fresh and mineral water springs. Settlers capitalized on the medicinal qualities of the mineral waters with visions of the area becoming a health resort.
The Chickasaw Indian Nation preserved the springs until 1902, when the U.S. Government purchased the land and named it Sulphur Springs Reservation. In 1906 the name changed to Platt National Park. Finally, in 1976 Platt National Park was incorporated with Arbuckle Recreation Area and renamed Chickasaw National Recreation Area in honor of the Chickasaw Nation who helped preserve these creeks and springs.
Pavilion Springs in 1898 with the Harper Hotel in the background
Pavilion Springs pavilion after the area became Sulphur Springs Reservation in 1903