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Celebrating a Semicentennial: Former Platt National Park Designated Chickasaw National Recreation Area 50 years ago

SULPHUR, Okla. – This year marks a half-century since Platt National Park was designated Chickasaw National Recreation Area (CNRA). The official designation occurred March 17, 1976, with the signature of President Gerald Ford and was the result of years of planning and lobbying by the Chickasaw Nation and residents of Sulphur. The designation combined Platt National Park with the…