Mohawk Park, 5223 East 41st Street, Tulsa

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Tulsa's Mohawk Park is one of the oldest municipally owned parks in the country. In addition, it is the third largest municipal park in the United States. The acre park was established in the under the direction of W. O. Doolittle, the first park superintendent for the City of Tulsa. The park is a designated Oklahoma Landmark. History: Included within the acre Mohawk Park, are two 18 hole golf courses spread across 312 acres: Woodbine and Pecan Valley, the Tulsa Zoo and Robert J. LaFortune North American Living Museum, and the Mary K. Oxley Nature Center. The majority of the park is in the Romantic or naturalistic style with large wooded areas, grassy fields, and a variety of streams and lakes. The two golf courses and the zoo in the park break from the naturalistic style.

The Woodbine course was built in the and then redesigned by Floyd Farley in Following Farley's design the course was rebuilt in by the Works Projects Administration, while the Pecan Valley Course was built a few decades later during the The Woodbine course is one of only two courses in Oklahoma built by the WPA. Located on 84 acres within Mohawk Park is The Tulsa Zoo and Robert J. LaFortune North American Living Museum. Approved by the Tulsa Park Board in May of the Tulsa Zoo opened in After starting out with only 35 animals, the Zoo now houses animals of 500 different species, most of which are endangered. The Robert J.

LaFortune North American Living Museum exhibits archeo logical, ethnographical, mineral, pale onto logical materials, and non-living zoological specimens mostly from the Americas. The Mary K. Oxley Nature Center was established during the late The Oxley Nature Center occupies 800 acres and serves as a nature preserve and wildlife refuge. There are fourteen miles of hiking and walking trails that traverse the Nature Center property. Mohawk Park is one of the largest municipal parks in the country and offers a variety of entertainment options for the citizens of Tulsa.

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