Vinita (pop. 6,000) is located in northeast Oklahoma. The town was founded in 1871 and named for the sculptress Vinnie Ream - the first woman granted a federal art commission. Her work included that of Abraham Lincoln at the U.S. Capitol in Washington, D.C. Vinita is an access point on the western shore of Grand Lake O' the Cherokees.
The Eastern Trails Museum in Vinita was founded in 1968 in the town's city hall. The museum features a re-created post office, general store, printing office, and doctor's office as well as historic photographs and Indian artifacts.
The Pensacola Dam in Vinita was the first hydroelectric facility in Oklahoma. It is the largest multiple arch dam in the world spanning the Grand River Valley and holds back water that forms the Grand Lake O' the Cherokees.
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May 25 to September 3: 7:30am-4pm; Closed: Mon, Tue
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