Cherokee Strip Museum, Oklahoma, United States

5leescuba 5:00 PM Mar 16, 2013

great collection of items ,worth the visit .
we visited the museum and we were surprised at the abundance of artifacts ,a little known fact about Alva Oklahoma it was once the home of a German prisoner camps,pictures of the prisoners of war ,old flags ,and uniforms from the soldiers ,this really was a great place to visit .they also have the old operating room all set up ,since this was once a hospital,

4dtlongrifles 5:00 PM May 23, 2016

Worth visiting
Alva was the site of a Prisoner of War camp during WWII and it housed some of the worst Nazi prisoners that we captured. It makes sense because Alva is so isolated, there is nothing for miles in any direction. They have excellent displays of WWI and WWII uniforms and accouterments as well as early twentieth century every day items. They also have items related to the Cowboy and Wild West era. They have an extensive firearms collection, mostly WWII G.I. trophies, a plethora of Japanese rifles. I get the impression that their curator does not have a clue when it comes to firearms because there is example after example of near worthless Japanese Arisakas displayed prominently, while what should be the gem of their collection, a .32 caliber single action COlt model 1873 in pristine condition is stuck in the bottom of a display so you have to crawl on the floor to get a good look at it. Their Christmas decorations obscured the displays as well.