Sultan's Cache Traditional Cache
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Located in my home town of Walters, Oklahoma. This is a beautiful park nestled along cache creek with plenty of activities for the whole family including fishing, hiking, a playground for the kids, walking trails, and lots of nature to view while gathering for a picnic or evening retreat. Additionally, there is a special geocoin for the lucky FTF my cache on Cache Creek!
~~Congratulations to brreeder73505 for the FTF and grabbing the prized geocoin!~~
Robert Sultan, banker, oilman, and businessman, purchased 63 acres of land a mile north of Walters on Cache Creek adjacent to the city park in 1923 and deeded it to the City of Walters. He then spent about $100,000 in improving and beautifying the area for everyone to enjoy. The city named it Sultan Park. There were swinging bridges across the creek to the "island," a bandstand, picnic and camping facilities, playground equipment, numerous flower beds and shrubs, and even a goldfish pond. A bathing pool had been built in 1920 in the park by Sam Cowan. The tornado of 1930, frequent flooding and time erased much of the functionality and beauty of the park. In an effort to reduce the effects of flooding, the "horseshoe" bend of the creek through the park was dammed to make a straighter path for the flow of the creek. However, in the last year or two, the city obtained grants to revitalize the park. Water has been pumped into the horseshoe and stocked with fish and a fishing dock and waterfall added. A walking track has been built, and other amenities included to help make it an enjoyable recreation area that is used for the 4th of July celebrations, Comanche Homecoming and Pow-Wow, family reunions and picnics.
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