Everything Antlers is known for
Songs written about the waterways and highways that run near Antlers.
11 stories, landmarks & places within ~20 miles — the same local lore RoadyGoat plays as you drive through.
Pull over here for a sec. This is where Antlers came alive, thanks to the railroad and a reliable water source. In 1902, the St. Louis-San Francisco Railway, nicknamed the Frisco, built a depot right here. The adjacent…
You're driving through Antlers, Oklahoma, right now. This town has a story that's both tragic and easily overlooked. On April 12th, 1945, the same day President Roosevelt died, a massive tornado ripped through Antlers.…
You're driving through Pushmataha County, and right here, in the early 1900s, dreams of oil wealth turned to tragedy. Near Jumbo, a mine produced asphalt, but in 1910, an explosion there killed fourteen men. The mine…
Right here in Rattan, Oklahoma, a story of history came alive thanks to some bright elementary school students. Back in 1997, their class project focused on four Royal Air Force cadets who tragically died in training…
You're driving through Soper, Oklahoma, a town born from a railroad line in 1902. It was named for Pliny L. Soper, an attorney for the Arkansas and Choctaw Railway. Right here, the Snippee Store building became the…
You're driving through what was once the heart of the Choctaw Nation, and right here is where Cyrus Kingsbury spent the last decades of his life. Known as the 'Father of the Missions,' Kingsbury dedicated over six…
You're driving through Oklahoma, and right here, the ground beneath your feet has been a source of wealth for centuries! Long before settlers arrived, Native Americans quarried flint and dug for minerals like hematite.…
You're rolling through Hugo, Oklahoma, and you might just hear the echoes of the oldest bluegrass festival west of the Mississippi! Right here, the Bill Grant Bluegrass Festival kicked off in August 1969. It started…
You're driving through Choctaw County, and right here, in what's now Hugo, was once the heart of the Choctaw Nation's most important trading center: Doaksville. Established in 1824, Fort Towson was the second oldest…
Right here in Hugo, you're driving through the winter home of the circus! Since 1942, this town has been the chosen spot for circuses to escape the cold and prep for the spring season. Fifteen different circuses have…
You're driving through southeastern Oklahoma, maybe not far from Hugo. Right here, in the mid-1800s, lived Robert M. Jones, a powerful Choctaw leader, planter, and entrepreneur. He owned thousands of acres and was the…