Seniors Visit Owasso

This senior has driven through Oklahoma many times, however, I’m sorry I’ve missed Owasso. With a population just over 32,000, Owasso is a northern suburb of Tulsa on Hwy 169. It is known as a “City Without Limits”, a title this senior really likes.

In the northeast corner of the state, the area is known as “Green Country” for its green vegetation, hills and lakes, which contrast the drier Great Plains region of central and western Oklahoma.

Owasso became a town under the laws of Indian Territory in 1881, incorporated in 1904 just prior to Oklahoma statehood and was chartered as a city in 1972. The official city logo, as well as Owasso’s symbol of it’s proud Native American Indian heritage, is the “End of the Trail” painting.

 Seniors Meet History And Garth Brooks

Owasso is full of history. Owasso is an Osage Indian word, meaning “the end” or “turn around.” At the turn of the century, it identified the area where the Atchison, Topeka and Santa Fe Railroad line ended – in a field several miles northeast of Tulsa.

Owasso was surveyed and platted in 1897 by Dr. Win, who made a great effort to assist in the town’s growth. Garth Brooks home is in Owasso.

Senior travelers, when you stop in Owasso, you will find events going on all year long in and around the city. Owasso seems to have it all.  It is close to Tulsa, but Owasso has its own life and its own amenities.

Owasso is fast growing, has good city government, and is in partnership with many surrounding cities. Senior visitors learn of great schools, super parks, a super hospital and a philosophy of the city that others hope to duplicate.

Seniors, stop by and enjoy all the many aspects of an outstanding city. jeb