Army Corps of Engineers.Īnimal Reptile Kingdom (A.R.K.) at the Blue Whale Attraction by Kathy Weiser-Alexander Today, it offers year-round, ice-free barge service with river flow levels controlled by the U.S. This inland seaport town is the furthest inland seaport in the United States. In 1971, the Tulsa Port of Catoosa opened and gave the town an economic boom, which continues to this day. The port connects to the Mississippi River and the Gulf of Mexico via the McClellan-Kerr Arkansas River Navigation System. The port’s 2,000-acre industrial park continues to provide numerous jobs in the area. Though they were mismatched, they became known as the Twin Bridges but were dubbed “Felix” and “Oscar” by locals. The 1936 bridge became the westbound bridge. In 1957, Route 66 had become a four-lane highway, and a second bridge, serving eastbound traffic was added across the Verdigris River. In the 1940s and 1950s many of the community’s businesses, such as the Catoosa Indian Trading Post, catered to travelers on Route 66.
Verdigris Bridges near Catoosa, Oklahoma by Kathy Weiser-Alexander. At this time, the meandering course between Claremore and Catoosa crossed the Verdigris River on a steel truss bridge, that was found to be too narrow, so the Bird Creek Bridge was built in 1936.
In 1926, Route 66 was built through the area and businesses sprouted up to serve travelers along the new highway. The town continued to thrive with coal mining, agriculture, oil, and natural gas production. By 1910, the population of the community had almost doubled and had added a grain elevator, a cotton gin and mill, a marble works, and some coal mines. Early newspapers included the Catoosan, the Catoosa Courier, and the Catoosa Star. He is buried in the Dick Duck Cemetery near Catoosa.īy 1900, the town had grown to 241 people, at which time, it boasted six general stores, two doctors, three drugstores, two blacksmiths, a hotel, a number of livestock dealers, a lumberyard, and a lawyer. However, his sentence was appealed and he was sent to prison. He was arrested for killing a man and sentenced by Judge Isaac Parker to be hanged in July 1886. Island_B.C.During these early years, the town was called home to Bluford “Blue” Duck, an infamous outlaw who was allegedly involved with a lady desperado from Missouri named Belle Starr. Tags Akko Acco World Harbor_WA City_IL & Nacoochee Mound-GA Victoria Mexico South Wales_Australia Zealand Dakota Bernardino_CA lake_B.C.
#Blue whale of catoosa tv
That said, according to wikipedia it’s actually made it on to TV more than a few times (usually as part of a reality TV show). All I can thing of is that folks traveling the route are sort of desperate for things to see along it at time (there’s really NOT much in the way of mother nature to look at along this stretch of the road) and were grateful for almost anything diverting where they could stop and stretch their legs. It’s fairly close to The Nut House, which also for the life of me doesn’t deserve its acclaim. but when compared to pretty much ever amusement park or water park out there… I’m talking really really low rent.ĪND, considering it’s supposed to be a water slide type thing, you’re not even allowed to swim in the water there anymore… (the whale offers multiple ways to slide in to the water) …. It started off as a roadside attraction, a sort of very low rent amusement/water park…. But, it was built in the early 1970’s, so it’s not even concurrent to the route’s hay-day, and on top of that it’s not even particularly impressive. For the life of me I’m not sure WHY the Blue Whale of Catoosa, Oklahoma has become one of Route 66’s must see locations.
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