National Register Record for WHITE EAGLE PARK

Historic Name: WHITE EAGLE PARK
Current Name: PONCA CAMPGROUND
Address: WHITE EAGLE DRIVE, NW OF CITY
City: WHITE EAGLE VICINITY            County: KAY
Section: None           Township: None           Range: None          
Description of significance: WHITE EAGLE PARK HAS SERVED AS AN IMPORTANT RELIGIOUS, SOCIAL, AND RECREATIONAL CENTER FOR THE PONCA TRIBE OF OKLAHOMA SINCE THE 1870S. THIS SITE INCLUDES 7 CONTRIBUTING RESOURCES, INCLUDING A CAMPGROUND, SEVERAL ARENAS FOR DANCING COMPLETE WITH HISTORIC SEATING, AND A SPRING STRUCTURE. THE PONCA TRIBE IDENTIFIES WHITE EAGLE PARK AS THE MOST IMPORTANT SITE TO THEIR CULTURE AND THEIR IDENTITY. THE PARK IS THE FIRST TRADITIONAL CULTURAL PLACE LISTED IN THE NATIONAL REGISTER FOR THE STATE OF OKLAHOMA. LISTED IN NATIONAL REGISTER 6/8/2007.

Type: SITE
Historic Function: DOMESTIC, RELIGION, RECREATION/CULTURE, LANDSCAPE
Current Function: DOMESTIC, RELIGION, RECREATION/CULTURE, LANDSCAPE
Area of Significance 1: ETHNIC HERITAGE: NATIVE AMERICAN
Area of Significance 2: RELIGION, PERFORMING ARTS, SOCIAL HISTORY
Architectural Style: None
Architect: UNKNOWN
Year Built: 1878-1930            Original Site: YES
Condition: FAIR
Restricted: N
Documentation Source: None
Date Prepared: 2007