Elk City Old Town Museum complex - Route 66 + Transportation + Farm and Ranch Museum

73648 Elk City, OK, United States of America (USA) (Oklahoma )

The Old Town Museum complex includes the Pioneer Museum and Beutler Brothers Rodeo Hall, the Farm and Ranch Museum, Livery Stable, Train Depot, Wagon Yard and other areas depicting Old Town Elk City as well as The National Route 66 and Transportation Museums.
 

OLD TOWN MUSEUM COMPLEX

Nostalgia abounds in a visit to the Old Town Museum where Oklahoma pioneer life is recreated. The complex is the steward for the present generation in preserving those moments of life experienced in settings like the interior of the Rock Bluff School, the Pioneer Chapel and early day pioneer doctor's office. The Beutler Rodeo Hall is a treat in itself featuring Rodeo memorabilia from a long line of the nation's top rodeo stock producers - the Beutlers. Visitors can also enjoy a relaxing stroll around Cowtown watering hole.
 

NATIONAL ROUTE 66 MUSEUM

Route 66 is the most famous highway ever! Its path crossed eight states from Chicago, Illinois to Los Angeles, California. The National Route 66 Museum focuses on the people who lived, worked and traveled the "Mother Road" and offers visitors a classic walk through all eight states, highlighted by realistic murals and vignettes depicting the eras of the road and the interesting places that made Route 66 so famous. As you travel along, you can listen to recorded histories and personal accounts of the road from overhead audio kiosks.

The National Route 66 Museum uses a road motif to allow visitors to travel through all eight states along Route 66 "The Mother Road". The trip begins in Chicago and ends in California. Murals and different vignettes depict the eras of the road and the interesting places that made Route 66 so famous. As you travel along, you can listen to recorded histories and personal accounts of the road from overhead audio kiosks.
 

NATIONAL TRANSPORTATION MUSEUM

Enjoy an interactive look at the history of transportation. Kids and adults will love taking in the short film on transportation history shown in the Rex Theatre. Enjoy a trip to the Drive-In Theatre and take a seat in the back of a 1959 Red Impala to watch clips from old movie greats such as The Blob – complete with drive-in speakers attached! Its a history lesson filled with INTERACTIVE, HANDS-ON ACTIVITIES!.

The Transportation Museum has been a great success, especially with area schoolchildren. The students filled the museum with sounds of laughter while 'driving' a 1955 Pink Cadillac down Route 66 or sitting in the backseat of a 1959 Red Impala watching the Creature from the Black Lagoon in a Drive-In Theatre. Everyone has enjoyed hopping on the 1917 RIO Fire Truck, the first motor driven truck in Elk City and sliding down the fire pole.
 

FARM AND RANCH MUSEUM

The Farm and Ranch Museum, sponsored by the Western Oklahoma Historical Society, celebrates Western Oklahoma's agricultural heritage. The museum features a vast collection of tools that were used in early farm and ranch life. A Blacksmith shop and windmill collection are amoung the exhibits depicting pioneer farmers and ranchers and their contributions to this nation.

The East side of the Farm and Ranch Museum is home to a varied collection of windmills. Windmills were a necessity on most farms and ranches in the United States. There are many varieties, brands, and sizes for your viewing pleasure.

Inside the Farm and Ranch Museum you will find many exhibits depicting pioneer farmers and ranchers and their contribution to this nation. Among the exhibits are:
Blacksmith Shop
Walking Plows
Walking Cultivators
Go-Devil
Hand Tools
Barbed Wire Collection
1919 Rumely Tractor
1936 John Deere Tractor Model "D"
Case (Separator) Thresher
Broomcorn
Cotton

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