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From Menagerie to Modern Zoo: Nature, Society, and the Beginning of the Oklahoma City Zoo (open access)

From Menagerie to Modern Zoo: Nature, Society, and the Beginning of the Oklahoma City Zoo

Article explores the history of Oklahoma City Zoo in its first decades, from landscaping and construction in Wheeler Park, to difficulties like the disastrous flooding in 1923, to its growth and success as one of the city's "trendiest" spots.
Date: Autumn 2005
Creator: Despain, S. Matthew
System: The Gateway to Oklahoma History