About the Book
Please note that the content of this book primarily consists of articles available from Wikipedia or other free sources online. Pages: 24. Chapters: Sterling, Oklahoma, Indiahoma, Oklahoma, Lawton, Oklahoma, Geronimo, Oklahoma, Elgin, Oklahoma, Faxon, Oklahoma, Fletcher, Oklahoma, Medicine Park, Oklahoma, Cache, Oklahoma, Chattanooga, Oklahoma, Fort Sill, National Register of Historic Places listings in Comanche County, Oklahoma, 75th Fires Brigade, Wichita Mountains Wildlife Refuge, Henry Post Army Airfield, United States Army Field Artillery School, Mount Scott, United States Army Air Defense Artillery School, Meers, Oklahoma, Camp Doniphan, Oklahoma, Pumpkin Center, Comanche County, Oklahoma, Bethel, Comanche County, Oklahoma, Blue Canyon Wind Farm, Comanche Nation College, Elmer Thomas Lake, Mount Pinchot, 214th Fires Brigade, Lake Lawtonka, Lake Ellsworth, Charon Gardens Wilderness Area, Fort Sill National Cemetery, Lawton metropolitan area, Lake Jed Johnson. Excerpt: The city of Lawton is the county seat of Comanche County, in the U.S. state of Oklahoma. Located in the southwestern region of Oklahoma approximately 80 miles (130 km) southwest of Oklahoma City, it is the principal city of the Lawton Oklahoma Metropolitan Statistical Area. According to the 2010 US Census, Lawton's population was 96,867, making it the fifth largest city in the state. Built on former reservation lands of Kiowa, Comanche, and Apache Indians, Lawton was founded on August 6, 1901 and was named after Major General Henry Ware Lawton, a Civil War Medal of Honor recipient who was killed in action in the Philippine-American War. Lawton's landscape is typical of the Great Plains with flat topography and gently rolling hills, while the area north of the city is marked by the Wichita Mountains. The city's proximity to Fort Sill Military Reservation gave Lawton economic and population stability in the region throughout the 20th century. Although Lawton's economy is still largely...
