Catoosa (Oklahoma)

Rogers County Wagoner County

40-12900

Catoosa is a small town in the U.S. state of Oklahoma. The place belongs to both the Rogers County as well as for Wagoner County. In the year 2000 5449 inhabitants were counted. Catoosa is located 14 miles (22 km) northwest of Tulsa and is part of the economic catchment area of ​​the second largest city in the state of Oklahoma. It houses the Tulsa Port of Catoosa, the farthest inland inland port in the United States. It connects Tulsa on the Arkansas River with the Gulf of Mexico. Catoosa located directly on a well-preserved section of historic Route 66

History

The city's name is borrowed from the Cherokee language, and is originally " Ga -du -si " or " Ga -tu -si ' pronounced. It means as much as " between two mountains " or "on " or " in the mountains ". The people of the Cherokee populated the region until well into the second half of the 19th century. In the years 1881-82 the Atlantic and Pacific Railroad Railway Company and finally the St. Louis and San Francisco Railway rail links built by Catoosa. The town quickly became a major trading center for cattle, which was transported to the East Coast.

1883, the Catoosa Post Office was opened. In 1900, the population was 241 There were numerous shops, two doctors, two blacksmiths, a hotel, a law firm, and numerous cattle dealer. 1911 was the site of a bank, a mill, a fashion store and a stone mason. It appeared three newspapers, the Catoosan, the Courier Catoosa, Catoosa and the star. The coal mining soon became a major economic factor.

In the 1940s and 1950s, the travelers were on another important source of income on Route 66. The rest stop Arrowood Indian Trading Post, is a remnant of this period. 1971, the city experienced a boom in the opening of the river port ( Port of Catoosa ) by U.S. President Richard M. Nixon

The Blue Whale of Catoosa

In the early 1970s, another landmark on Route 66 was built. The Blue Whale ( Blue Whale ) of Catoosa was part of a small private amusement parks, the Animal and Reptile Kingdom. Originally the owner had built the whale only as a gift for his wife. Due to the great interest it was an amusement park. In 1988 he was closed and the Blue Whale fell into a deep sleep. In the course of Route 66 nostalgia, he learned to observe again and was restored from 1996.