As you walk down the front hall, the first door on your left opens to the Truck Room,  where the fire trucks were originally parked.  One of the first things you see is the hatchet that east and west-side Sulphur residents buried in the old Rock Creek Bridge on June 6, 1909, as a symbol of the end of their "war." There was fierce partisanship as to which side of Rock Creek, the city of Sulphur should be built on.  It got so bad that a sheriff was jolted out of bed by a bomb set off in the east-side court house.  Today the courthouse is in west Sulphur.

Ranching and farming has been a big influence on Sulphur's and Murray County's development.  Several large Hereford ranches were located here, including Gov. Roy Turner's famous showplace, which produced the nation's 1st 2- million-dollar bull, TR Zato Heir in 1952.  A movie was also partly filmed at Turner Ranch in 1948; "Tulsa", starring Susan Hayward.  The Sulphur Round-up Club was one of the largest in the nation and a Sulphur girl was Miss Rodeo USA in 1954.  Famous quarter-horse, "Otoe," was stabled at the Donald Ranch and other prize-winning horses were produced by Jerry Wells Horse Ranch.

In the above photo, Roy Rogers visits with local boy Jim Parker at the old Flying L Ranch house.  Next to the photo is a copy of Roy and Dale's marriage license.

A wonderful diorama of old Sulphur Springs, Indian Territory, made by Pat Norrell, sits along the wall in the truck room.  It recreates the layout of Sulphur Springs, as it was originally located around Pavilion Springs, now part of Chickasaw National Recreation Area.  The town had to move in 1903-05, as the land was sold to the federal government by the Chickasaw Nation, to be preserved for the enjoyment of all visitors in perpetuity.  The original name of the park is one that many remember fondly- Platt National Park.