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Altus - Southwest (Great Plains Country) | ||||||||
Altus is located in the heart of Oklahoma's Great Plains Country and is the county seat of Jackson County. The community is located 139 miles southwest of Oklahoma City, the state capital. Acess to our great town is provided north and south by U.S. Highway 283 and U.S. Highway 6 and east and west by U.S. Highway 62. Altus was founded in 1886 in a settlement about 2.5 miles west of our present city, and originally named Frazer. After the town was almost washed away by a flood, the citizens moved their belongings, started over in the present site and changed the name to Altus, which means "altitude" or "high place" in Latin. With a population of over 22,000, Altus is home to Altus AFB and world class companies including Bar-S Foods Co, Altus Athletic Manufacturing and Republic Gypsum. Nature provided a head start in making Altus one of the most pleasant places to live in this part of the country. Warm, sunny days provide a great opportunity for you to enjoy the activities such as shopping, visiting our museums, golfing, baseball, basketball, swimming, hiking and exploring the mountains, or just relaxing at the area parks, including nearby Quartz Mountain. For the stock car enthusiast we also have two of the finest tracks in the state. Altus Air Force Base is home to the 97th Air Mobility Wing, whose mission is to operate the Air Education and Training Command's strategic airlift and aerial refueling flying training schools. Altus AFB is home to the C-17 Globemaster III, C-5 Galaxy (the largest US military plane), KC-135 Stratotanker and simulator museum. We look forward to your visit to "Our City With A Future to Share." For more information please call the Altus Chamber of Commerce at 580-482-0210 or on the web at www.altuschamber.com. |
