Wewoka, Oklahoma - Wikipedia
The video, marking the oil boom centennial, is one element of a new permanent exhibition at the Seminole Nation Museum entitled "Barking Water - The Story of Wewoka," which relates the fascinating, complex, and multi-cultural history of Wewoka and how the community helped shape the American West. Wewoka Oil Boom Centennial. Watch on.
Wewoka - Seminole Nation Casinos
Wewoka is a town in the Frontier Country region of Oklahoma, founded by freedman John House and the Black Seminoles in 1849, that became the capital of the Seminole Nation eventually.It went thru an oil boom phase to become the third largest city in Oklahoma for a time in the 1930s, but now it tries hard to retain its population and unique designation on the map and in the history books.
Seminole Nation Museum
A Depot & Oil Boom. In the early years of the Twentieth Century, Rock Island established a new depot in Wewoka and built a switching area. The switching area, or "siding," extended over a half mile in each direction from the station. This "switch," as it was generally called, was the largest such system of Rock Island's west of the ...
Wewoka | Seminole County, Creek Nation, Historic Town
WEWOKA, Okla. ( KFOR) - After weeks of gang shootings, house fires, and the city nearly shutting down due to safety concerns officials in Wewoka finally have told their citizens what has been happening. "Just talk to us, communication is the first step, and as a parent, it's scary not knowing what's going on," said Jay Williams.
Wewoka - Travel guide at Wikivoyage
The City of Wewoka is located in the state of Oklahoma, in Seminole County. Its area, population and other key information are listed below. For all your administrative procedures, you can go to the City hall of Wewoka at the address and schedules indicated on this page or contact the Town hall government by phone or by email depending on your preference or on the service's availability.
History | Seminole Nation Museum
Wewoka, city, seat (1907) of Seminole county, east-central Oklahoma, U.S. Founded by the offspring of African Americans and Creek Indians in 1843, the town takes its name from a Creek village in Alabama whose meaning is "roaring water." The Union Pacific Railroad Company established a station there in 1899; whites arrived in number in 1902, after the area was open to settlement by non-Indians.
A Brief History of Wewoka, Oklahoma | Seminole Nation Museum
Seminole Wars. The Seminole people allied with the British to protect their freedom during the American Revolution as well as the War of 1812. This discord between the US and the Seminole Nation would eventually culminate in three Seminole Wars in Florida. Shop Now.
Seminole Nation of Oklahoma - SPTHB
Once a slumbering settlement by a quiet tributary of the Canadian River, the community of Wewoka came to be one of the most storied in Oklahoma history. Visitors to the Seminole Nation Museum's Wewoka exhibition can explore the people and events that made Wewoka a microcosm of the western frontier in a wing dedicated to the community's history.
Wewoka | The Encyclopedia of Oklahoma History and Culture
Wewoka Chronicle, Wewoka, Oklahoma. 1,014 likes · 109 were here. A REAL newspaper for REAL Wewokans.
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Wewoka Indian Health Service, Wewoka, Oklahoma. 2,618 likes · 260 talking about this · 2,322 were here. The Wewoka Indian Health Center provides health care services to Native American patients from...