Oklahoma Historical Society

PROJECT PURPOSE

ARPA-OHC-2103 - Visitor Experience - Oklahoma History Center - Tourist and Visitor Enhanced Recognition programs - This project is dedicated to the development of various roadside tourist recognition graphic elements designed to enhance and promote the visibility, recognition, and engagement of tourists and visitors with the Oklahoma History Center.  Enhanced and expanded graphics are planned for the History Center to encourage greater visitor recognition, awareness, and engagement.  This project is expected to impact more than 100,000 vehicles per day.  Tourists and visitors have regularly expressed questions about what the building is and how they can access the facility.  This project is intended to improve History center visibility, awareness and use, revenue generation and recognition.

EVIDENCE

Our projects utilize local or regional contractors to perform the work and draw local, state and national visitation to the area thus boosting the local economy from construction activities and tourism for the area and state.

POPULATION DESCRIPTION

The communities and local businesses around this site were impacted by the state shutdown and the decline of tourism as a result of the COVID pandemic. The local communities, municipalities and businesses lost revenue from sales, lodging, taxes and other tourism related benefits. This project benefits everyone by employing local businesses to create or improve local attractions and facilities to improve local tourism and community programing.

PERFORMANCE MEASURING

Project performance will be measured by visitation statistics with our current monthly statistical tracking system and tracking earned income at the site. A 20% increase in visitor interaction, program participation, and site visitation. 

ONGOING INVESTMENT AMOUNT

$

ONGOING INVESTMENT DESCRIPTION

None

ONGOING INVESTMENT REQUIRED

Able to continue operation without additional funding from the State of Oklahoma