Address:399 N. Park Ave, Altus, OklahomaCounty:Jackson
Started:1935Completed:1940
Agencies:WPANRHP:No

Current Usage

High School Stadium

Description

Completely walled stadium built of native stone quarry in near by Creta hills. Built in 1941 using $98,846 WPA funds and school bond monies, when the district was $80,000 short of finishing the project and Altus alumnus Wilber Hightower furnish the funds as a memorial to his father, C.C. Hightower thus the school board name the stadium Hightower Memorial Stadium.

Sources

  1. Oklahoma Landmarks Inventory Database
  2. Altus High School History Page

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