Nowata, OK
Nowata's Historic Main Street is a member of the Oklahoma Main Street Program which strives to preserve buildings, promote economic activity, and recruit new businesses in the historic downtown business district. From the county seat of Nowata County, " No-we-ata"!The county and city name, Nowata, is derived from a Delaware Indian word, noweata, meaning "welcome." According to one story, two railway surveyors rented rooms from an educated Cherokee woman and asked her for possible station names for towns along the line. The woman suggested "Noweata." There are two stories of how the spelling changed; one is that the post office misspelled the name of the town in their official records; another story tells of how a drunken painter misspelled "Nowata" on the depot and the name stuck.
The town that became Nowata can trace its roots back to 1868 when a trading post was established. The community was first called California Station. When, on November 1, 1887, the first post office was established in the fledgling town, it was named Metz after the postmaster, Fred Metzner. Then, when the Iron Mountain Railway completed a road to Nowata in 1889, the town was recorded.
In 1892, the Cherokee Nation set up the townsite of Nowata and it was incorporated by the Federal Government in 1904, and was chosen as the temporary county seat. It won the permanent seat position in the 1908 election after a spirited contest with Delaware.
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The ribbon cutting signifying the opening of the newest Community Food Distribution Center located in Nowata, Oklahoma.
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Storm carried wind gusts of 80 to 100mph. Brandon Richard reports.
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Lighting storm just north of Nowata oklahoma.
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Nowata Area Chamber of Commerce - Nowata, OK
2010 Keep Oklahoma Beautiful Environmental Excellence Award Finalist - Community Effort - Population Less Than 20000.
Upcoming Events in Nowata Oklahoma
- KAN-OKLA 100 Mile Highway Sale - Nowata
- Nowata County Free Fair - Nowata
- Fall Festival - Nowata
- Downtown Trick or Treat and Halloween Costume Contest - Nowata
September 6, 2013
September 10, 2013
September 21, 2013
October 18, 2013
To Nowata calendar of events
Popular Attractions in Nowata Oklahoma
Glass MansionNowata, OK | Category: Historic Homes
Another facility owned and operated by the Nowata Historical Society, the Glass mansion, better known as "The Glass house," is as fine a structure as many found in larger cities of the country. Built in 1883 Glass Mansion