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Lawton (inhabited place) |
Coordinates: |
| Lat: 34 36 00 N degrees minutes |
Lat: 34.6000 decimal degrees |
| Long: 098 23 00 W degrees minutes |
Long: -98.3833 decimal degrees |
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Note: Located on Cache Creek, 4 miles S of historic Fort Sill; was named for General Lawton, who captured Apache leader Geronimo nearby; today is a farming & industrial community. |
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| Lawton (preferred,C,V)
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............ | named for General Henry W Lawton in 1901 |
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Lawton (inhabited place) (P) |
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| inhabited place (preferred, C) |
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was site of Amerindian settlements, current town was founded in 1901 |
| city (C) |
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| county seat (C) |
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| agricultural center (C) |
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includes dairy products, flour, farms & grazing lands |
| industrial center (C) |
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for oil wells |
| manufacturing center (C) |
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for granite, hematite, clothing, cement products, limestone & granite quarries |
| educational center (C) |
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houses Cameron University since 1901 |
| tourist center (C) |
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for nearby Fort Sill |
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