26 Nov 2018
Posted by Curtis Tucker 
ENID, OK - Construction on Vance Air Force Base began on July 12, 1941. In late November 1941, the Army officially established the installation as the US Army Air Corps Flying School Enid. - In March 1941, Congress provided funding for 20 new flying fields including one near Enid, Oklahoma, to train...
Read more → 19 Nov 2018
Posted by Curtis Tucker 
ENID, Okla. - When you ask folks about iconic restaurants in Enid, Oklahoma, it's practically impossible to find someone that doesn't name The Wagon Wheel. That's usually followed by, "They had the best chicken fried steak." - The Wagon Wheel was a staple on the northeast corner of Van Buren and Maine...
Read more → 06 Nov 2018
Posted by Curtis Tucker 
ENID, OK - Welcome to Enid, Oklahoma, home to the friendliest folks in the country! You've found the local website devoted entirely to what's happening in our fine community. Enid Buzz covers current events, interesting history and lifestyle news. Our website and blog will guide you through the best...
Read more → 06 Nov 2018
Posted by Curtis Tucker 
Cherokee Outlet - ENID, OK - The Federal Government had granted seven million acres of land to the Cherokee Nation in treaties of 1828 and 1835. The United States guaranteed to the Cherokee Nation that this land would be a perpetual outlet west for tribal hunting grounds, measured 58 miles wide and extending...
Read more → 10 Oct 2018
Posted by Curtis Tucker 
ENID, OK - The “Enid Flood” took place October 10 and 11 of 1973. The storm was caused by a locally intense thunderstorm that was centered over Enid. This storm produced the greatest urban rainfall on record in Oklahoma. Rainfall accumulations were 15 to 20 inches within a 100 square mile area. A recorded...
Read more → 26 Jul 2018
Posted by Curtis Tucker 
ENID, Okla. - Crazy Day is one of those events that lives in our childhood memories and is sometimes remembered bigger than it really was. Although, back in the 60s and 70's Crazy Day really was kind of a big deal. Crazy Day falls on the last Saturday in July. - Crazy Day was the brainchild of the retail...
Read more → 24 Jul 2018
Posted by Curtis Tucker 
ENID, OK - Amelia Earhart is a name that is well known by Americans everywhere even though she vanished back in 1937 and was never heard from again. In recent years there has been much speculation as to what really happened to her and a quick search online reveals many unproven theories. There is one event...
Read more → 25 Jun 2018
Posted by Curtis Tucker 
ENID, OK - Most small to medium cities in America have a Main Street that is the center of activity. Enid is unique in that we have a Maine Street rather than a Main Street. Have you ever wondered why? - February 15 is National Remember The Maine Day. Remembering the Maine is exactly why Enid has a Maine...
Read more → 18 Jun 2018
Posted by Curtis Tucker 
ENID, OK - There are two great photos from the Waldo G. Clegg Family Collection. The only notation on the photos was 9-16-32. Our best guess is that this is the Cherokee Strip Parade in 1932. The featured photo at the top has the complete picture. - The photos were in high enough quality that I've...
Read more → 12 May 2018
Posted by Curtis Tucker 
ENID, OK - BuzzHead Radio sat down with the Enid A.M. AMBUCS Four Musketeers that started Enid's Summerfest. Ross Dillon, John Criner, Kip Miles and Dave Osborn spent an hour reminiscing about the popular annual event and gave us details about how it all started. - Mid-America Summerfest began in the summer...
Read more → 01 May 2018
Posted by Curtis Tucker 
ENID, OK - The 103nd Annual May Fete celebration will take place on Tuesday, May 1, 6:15pm at Government Springs Park. Seniors will take their annual trek across the bridge and around the water as they crown the May Fete Queen. - - 2017 May Kiss - - - - 2016 May Kiss - LIST OF MAY FETE...
Read more → 02 Jan 2018
Posted by Curtis Tucker 
ENID, Okla. - When I was a kid one of the coolest activities to do in Enid was to visit the zoo! Yes, Enid had a zoo. The most memorable part of the entire complex was the big monkey pit stuck right in the middle. - Just about anyone that ever spent time watching the monkeys will tell you about the smell....
Read more → 10 May 2017
Posted by Curtis Tucker 
Tri-State Parade History - ENID, OK - The Tri-State Music Festival is an annual event that has been an Enid tradition for generations. Russell L. Wiley, Phillips University Band Director, 1928-1934, founded Phillips Band Day in 1932 drawing bands from Oklahoma, Kansas, and Texas. In 1933, it was termed...
Read more → 26 Mar 2017
Posted by Curtis Tucker 
ENID, OK - One of the most popular features of Enid Buzz is the posting of old photographs and stories of Enid's past. We've been sent dozens of photographs over the years and will be trying to put stories and history behind all of them. A new collection of very well known photos around Enid has now been...
Read more → 07 Jan 2017
Posted by Curtis Tucker 
by Curtis D. Tucker Posted: 01/31/16 - News clippings about Enid from the Daily Oklahoman in the early 1900's. - These news clippings are very interesting to say the least. These are stories from around Enid that were published in The Oklahoman. A few of these articles actually involve rather...
Read more → 11 Dec 2016
Posted by Curtis Tucker 
PRESS RELEASE - ENID, OK - Historians and friends from around the region will be in Enid on December 15 for the official dedication of “The Trail,” the metal mural depicting life on the Chisholm Trail which was installed earlier this month on the south wall of the Garfield Furniture and Mattresses...
Read more → 06 Oct 2016
Posted by Curtis Tucker
ENID, OK - The aerial photo below is from the Klamath Falls, Oregon Herald & News Newspaper dated Oct. 12, 1973. The picture shows St. Mary's Hospital near Boggy Creek. Many cars were swept down the creek. - Read more stories on this Facebook Post. 1973 ENID FLOOD PHOTOS This was the attached...
Read more → 03 Oct 2016
Posted by Curtis Tucker 
By Curtis D. Tucker, Enid Buzz | Monday, October 3, 2016 - ENID, Okla. - Normally a nighttime ride through a cemetery full of tombstones would evoke scary thoughts and make most people uneasy. The Tombstone Tales Lantern Tour is the complete opposite. It's a historical tour that uses reenactors to bring...
Read more → 22 Aug 2016
Posted by Curtis Tucker 
ENID, Okla. - The Champlin Mansion is Enid's most well-known home and sits near our busiest intersection. The home at 612 S Tyler St. has 7 bedrooms, 11 bathrooms and is 18,000 sq. ft. - It's a picturesque English style Country Manor, built in 1938, perfectly set on 2.75 beautifully landscaped acres...
Read more → 10 May 2016
Posted by Curtis Tucker 
Enid High May Fete Queen and Herald - Please email buzz@enidbuzz.com with any missing names - 1915 - Faye Orelup & Henry B. Bass 1916 - 1917 - 1918 - Helen Anderson (Jayne) & 1919 - Mildred Francisco & 1920 - 1921 - 1922 - 1923 - Peggy Stephenson (McKeever) & Jesse Smith 1924...
Read more → 17 Apr 2016
Posted by Curtis Tucker 
By Curtis D. Tucker, Enid Buzz | November 19, 2013 - ENID, Okla. - As far as restaurants and recipes go in Enid, Oklahoma, there's none more famous than 3 Towers Restaurant and their epic salad dressing. Just the mention of the business brings a flood of comments about a favorite food, a great memory...
Read more → 31 Jan 2016
Posted by Curtis Tucker 
by Curtis D. Tucker Posted: 12/23/14 | Updated: 01/31/16 - The old Kress building was demolished so that a hotel could be constructed next to the Enid Event Center. S. H. Kress & Co. was a chain of "five and dime" retail department stores from 1896 to 1981. Throughout the first half of the twentieth...
Read more → 10 Jun 2015
Posted by Curtis Tucker 
521-525 N. Independence - 1920: The black and white photo was taken in the 1920's. - 1930: In the 1930 City Directory the business was called Oklahoma Laundry & Dry Cleaning Co. John R. Clover was the President-Manager. - 2015: The building is home to the American Legion Argonne Post #4. - - Enid...
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