Cheyenne chief Henry Roman
Nose for whom this State Park
was named originally owned this
600 acre tract which comprised
his allotment. His campground
was located about 50 yards
north of here. His grave is
one-half mile west of Watonga.
Roman Nose State park was
opened Mary 16, 1937.
Location
Historical Marker is located inside the park on the road marked Canton,OK.
Note: I looked for the grave site, but I had to call my search off because of darkness. Sometime in the future I may try to locate and take a pictures.
35.9345, -98.43253
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Notes
Roman Nose Resort Park is one of the original seven Oklahoma State Parks, constructed by the CCC and opened to the public in 1937, J.B. Cronkhite was the first man to design and build a recreational facility in the big canyon. He had the name "Big Springs Resort" picked out for his park. Charles Gould suggested the man Roman Nose in honor of the man who had lived at the site. The name, he contended, would reflect the park's Indian heritage and distinguish it from other public recreational areas.
Roman Nose State Park,
Watonga, Oklahoma www.watonga.com/romannose/
More Information on Chief Roman Nose:
Famous Indian Chiefs (PAGE 13)
www.axel-jacob.de/chiefs13.htm
ROMAN NOSE; INDIAN HEROES
AND GREAT CHIEFTAINS www.nimblewisdom.com/INDIA
N_HEROES_AND_GREAT_CHIEFT
AINS/ROMAN_NOSE
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