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During World War II, Tonkawa was home to Camp Tonkawa, a prisoner-of-war camp.Camp Tonkawa remained in operation from August 30, 1943, to September 1, 1945. [6] Built between October and December 1942, the 160-acre (0.65 km 2) site contained more than 180 wooden structures for 3,000 German POWs as well as 500 U.S. Army guard troops, service personnel and civilian employees. [7]
Wilhelm Reinhold Johannes Kunze (March 5, 1904 – November 4, 1943) was a German World War II prisoner of war (POW) held at Camp Tonkawa, Oklahoma. [1] He was a Gefreiter in the Afrika Korps. Following a trial before a kangaroo court on November 4, 1943, he was beaten to death by his fellow POWs since he had been spying for the Americans. He ...
In 1891, 73 members of the Tonkawa were allocated 994.33 acres (4.0239 km 2) of federal trust land, with an additional 238.24 acres (0.9641 km 2) in individual allotments, near the former Fort Oakland, which is today Tonkawa, Oklahoma, 12 miles (19 km) west of Ponca City. The population on the reservation in 2011 was 537 with 481 being ...
The Tonkawa shared Central Texas with others. Before the 1880s, the Indigenous presence in this area had endured for millennia. Recent artifacts unearthed at the Gault Site, on the border of ...
The Tonkawa Tribe now has 950 citizens, most of whom live in Oklahoma and half of whom are younger than 18. It is headquartered in a town named after the tribe near Interstate 35.
The Tonkawa Tribe of Oklahoma incorporated under the Oklahoma Indian Welfare Act in 1938. [13] A 60-acre property (24 ha), was purchased by the Tonkawa Tribe in 2023 in commemoration of its status as a site sacred to the Tonkawa. [15] Sugarloaf Mountain, the highest point in Milam County, Texas, will become part of a historical park.
Battle of Little Robe Creek. Part of the Comanche Wars, Texas–Indian wars, Apache Wars. Comanche warriors, circa 1870. Date. May 12, 1858. Location. Comancheria, Texas, Oklahoma. 35°58′24.2394″N 99°54′28.89″W / 35.973399833°N 99.9080250°W / 35.973399833; -99.9080250 (Little Robe Creek Battlefield) Result.
Price of a Beer: $10.50. Price of a Hot Dog: $4.50. In terms of overall costs of taking the family to a game, the Patriots are the fifth-most expensive team in the NFL. But the high cost can't be ...