1943-1945 WW2, McAlester was home to almost 3,000 German POW's. It's hard to believe that less than…read more80 years ago McAlester was part of such significant history. I have heard rumors that originally it was an interment camp for Japanese Americans for one year prior to housing Germans. I also heard that it was going to house Italian POW's but due to the local population of Italian immigrants they where housed elsewhere. It would be very interesting to dive more in to this part of our local history. The miniature castle was built by the POW's and there is another one at the old McAlester High School.

BOOM!!! MOAB on display. The Mother Of All Bombs or more officially known as the Massive Ordnance…read moreAir Blast bomb. This is a drive by monument dedicated to the McAlester Army Ammunition Plant, McAAP employees, military service members and veterans.

"Hey I'm just an old chunk of coal but I'm gonna be a diamond some day…read moreI'm gonna grow and glow till I'm so blue pure perfect I'm gonna put a smile on everybody's face I'm gonna kneel and pray every day last I should become vain along the way I'm just an old chunk of coal now Lord but I'm gonna be a diamond some day" -Billy Joe Shaver The statue alone is worth looking at. My grandfather was an immigrant coal miner. The mining history in our area runs deep. The statue is located by Chadick Park where there are several other points of interest to see. There is a large chunk of coal and an even bigger one in Krebs.

Great American historical memento of a man who lived the American dream, knocked it out of the…read moreballpark and served our country so that others can attempt to do the same. This place needs maintenance, it is a disservice to one of Macallister's greatest citizens to continue to allow it to stay in such a bad condition. Some light fixtures broken or worn out, graffiti, and garbage. The foliage needs attention as it is missing or beat up. Maybe that's just how they do it in Oklahoma.