Stillwater, Oklahoma is the county seat of Payne County. In 1884. a caravan of Boomers, led by Captain William Couch, traveled from Kansas and came across the Cherokee Outlet ending up at a stream just inside what would later become the Oklahoma Territory. The pitched tents and established dugouts on the banks of that stream, which they named the Still Water Creek. The boomers remained there for a few years while the United States government worked out legal issues with the Seminole and Creek tribes who owned the land, and soon, they found themselves cut off from all supplies when the United States Calvary surrounded them, forcing them to return home. Grover Cleveland signed the Indian Appropriations Act in March of 1889, which triggered the Land Run of of 1889 in April of that year, and the post office was established in late May, which is when the settlement got its name.
Regular Blogs
A Stillwater real estate agent writes about life in the city including news about the residents, business news, first time buyers tax credits and the state of the real estate market. Also has a regular weekly thread about the “Buy of the Week,” which features a different local house for sale.
http://erastillwater.blogspot.com
A Stillwater photographer writes about her work, her love for her work, and descriptions of the photographs she share with her readers, from wedding pictures to family portraits, she lays out her craft for all to see.
http://www.madiganeblog.com/blog/
A local beer brewer who considers his craft living art, expresses himself about his crafting of artisanal ales and how he makes them come to life. He posts about other beer brewers and his interviews on radio and television, to which he links from the articles.
http://stillwaterales.blogspot.com
