City of Nowata
About the City
Stories abound as to the origin of the name Nowata. One opinion is
that two railroad surveyors took the suggestion of Roberta Campbell
Lawson, an educated Delaware Indian woman, "Noweta" meaning
"welcome." Others say a Georgian exploring the area found no
water at some springs and posted a sign "No Wata" to warn other
travelers. Created at statehood, Nowata County took its name from
the county seat of Nowata.
In 1904, when oil and gas were discovered, Nowata County became
known as the world's largest shallow oil field, and some are still
producing. Today, the county is principally ranching.
The Nowata County Courthouse is a historic site and the Verdigris
River and Oologah Lake Double Creek Cove provide recreational
and fishing opportunities.
Here’s a list of unique things you can do in Nowata:
1) Go hunting for Bigfoot
http://www.searchingforbigfoot.com/Oklahoma_And_The_Big_Bird
2) Give your old bowling balls a new home
http://www.roadsideamerica.com/tip/14475
3) Shoot a machine gun
http://www.nowatafirearms.com/
4) Adopt a Squirrel
http://www.examiner-enterprise.
com/articles/2008/11/03/community/com843.txt
5)Take a Radium Bath
http://www.boingboing.net/images/radiumbaths.jpg
6) Run where the Big Possums Ran
http://www.ovguide.com/movies_tv/possums.htm
7) Walk in the largest Solar Heated building in Oklahoma
http://www.harmonfnd.org/nationalsolartour
8) Tour the real Glass Mansion
http://www.visitbartlesville.com/attractions.php?id=1030
9) See the oldest Stained Glass in Oklahoma
http://www.newson6.com/global/story.asp?s=9261818
that two railroad surveyors took the suggestion of Roberta Campbell
Lawson, an educated Delaware Indian woman, "Noweta" meaning
"welcome." Others say a Georgian exploring the area found no
water at some springs and posted a sign "No Wata" to warn other
travelers. Created at statehood, Nowata County took its name from
the county seat of Nowata.
In 1904, when oil and gas were discovered, Nowata County became
known as the world's largest shallow oil field, and some are still
producing. Today, the county is principally ranching.
The Nowata County Courthouse is a historic site and the Verdigris
River and Oologah Lake Double Creek Cove provide recreational
and fishing opportunities.
Here’s a list of unique things you can do in Nowata:
1) Go hunting for Bigfoot
http://www.searchingforbigfoot.com/Oklahoma_And_The_Big_Bird
2) Give your old bowling balls a new home
http://www.roadsideamerica.com/tip/14475
3) Shoot a machine gun
http://www.nowatafirearms.com/
4) Adopt a Squirrel
http://www.examiner-enterprise.
com/articles/2008/11/03/community/com843.txt
5)Take a Radium Bath
http://www.boingboing.net/images/radiumbaths.jpg
6) Run where the Big Possums Ran
http://www.ovguide.com/movies_tv/possums.htm
7) Walk in the largest Solar Heated building in Oklahoma
http://www.harmonfnd.org/nationalsolartour
8) Tour the real Glass Mansion
http://www.visitbartlesville.com/attractions.php?id=1030
9) See the oldest Stained Glass in Oklahoma
http://www.newson6.com/global/story.asp?s=9261818
| web site design by 2gowebflow.com |
| © Nowata Area Chamber of Commerce 2009. All rights reserved. |
| Nowata History |