Owasso began as a settlement in 1881, located in the Cooweescoowee District of the Cherokee Nation
in Indian Territory, near what is now 66th Street North and North 129th
East Avenue. It was called Elm Creek, and was named for Elm Creek, a
tributary of Bird Creek.
The first settler was H.T. (Tole) Richardson. In June 1893, plans began
for a rail line to be extended south from Bartlesville to the cattle
ranches in the vicinity of Bird Creek. At that time, already several
residences, a blacksmith shop, and a general store were in the Elm Creek
settlement. Preston Ballard,
owner of the general store, established a post office in the general
store on February 10, 1898, and was appointed the first postmaster. The
Joseph T. Barnes family moved to the settlement in 1897. Joseph and
Luther Barnes bought the blacksmith shop in 1898. The first gas station was open in 1902 by Donovan Ranta.
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