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items After moving back to my hometown, I’m enjoying the fascinating history, OK land run, Indigenous culture, oil boom, & the characters that made their lives in Ponca.
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Things to do in Ponca City, Oklahoma
Food around North Central Oklahoma
Things to do in Ponca City, Oklahoma
Come visit our small town - Rich with history, culture & scandals!
Amazing historical theatre that opened in 1927! Great place for movies, live shows and of course the adorable Evan’s Children Academy. Listed on the National Register of Historic Places.
Poncan Theatre Co
Amazing history and a family story that would make a fascinating movie. AND, there’s a book that just came out about Lydie, that I reading right now! We walk over for several events at the mansion throughout the year.
E. W. Marland Mansion
Wentz pool and camp first open in 1930. The pool and castle inspired camps overlook Ponca Lake. Today it still has the original tile!
Ponca City Lew Wentz Pool
Marland’s Grand Home is filled with exhibits of local history including Daughters of the Revolution, North American artifacts and items from the 101 ranch rodeo.
Marland's Grand Home
The Pioneer Woman statue was a gift to Ponca City from EW Marland, in honor of all the women who bravely crossed American to find a new life.
The sculpture was unveiled in Ponca City, Oklahoma on April 22, 1930, on the 41st anniversary of the first...
Pioneer Woman Museum and Statue
Why foxes in Ponca City?!?! In the 1920’s EW Marland, an oil man, brought foxes to his mansion for fox hunts. Fortunately, they went not good fox hunters! We still have foxes in the area. We often see them in our backyard. Ponca had statues made for ...
Join the Fox Hunt in Ponca City
In 1904 and the population of Ponca City was 2,000. A group of women started a book exchange. An insurance company let them use an extra room to hold their books. People soon grew an interest in the book exchange. Seven hundred dollars was raised to ...
Library | Ponca City, OK
Food around North Central Oklahoma
I’ve included the Rusty Barrel in restaurant category, but it has a unique historical history 👇
The Rusty Barrel open in 1974 when you could not serve alcohol by the glass. So patrons would take the back alley and ring a bell to be let inside. Yes,...
Rusty Barrell Supper Club Inc
Great restaurant with amazing hometown food. My grandma would drive over to Tonkawa once a week for lunch.
Mary's Grill
The Pioneer Woman Mercantile and Restaurant
The Pioneer Woman Mercantile
P Town pizza is awesome! The best pizza in northern Oklahoma. It’s owned by the Pioneer Woman in the sweet little town of Pawhuska.
P-Town Pizza
They make BIG scoops of delicious ice cream!
Charlie's Sweet Shop - 515 Kihekah Ave, Pawhuska, Oklahoma
Okay, I don’t like sushi 🥴 But I love egg rolls! 😋 Sakura is a cool restaurant with a big menu and great atmosphere. Fun for date night or a gathering of friends!
Sakura