2011 Chickasaw National Recreation Area Quarters
The 10th quarter released in the United States Mint America the Beautiful Quarter™ Program and the fifth of 2011 honors Chickasaw National Recreation Area in Oklahoma. Chickasaw Quarters (OK), were released on November 14th, 2011.
Originally established as Sulphur Springs Reservation on July 1, 1902, it was later renamed and re-designated Platt National Park on June 29, 1906. Then, on 17 March, 1976 the park combined with the Arbuckle Recreation Area and additional lands and was renamed to honor the Chickasaw Indian Nation and re-designated Chickasaw National Recreation Area. Water covers 2409 acres of the park's 9888.8 acres.
As part of the Chickasaw tribe's arrangement with the U.S. government, the park does not charge an admission fee.
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