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Ponca City, Oklahoma

In the 1920s, Lew Wentz was the owner of the largest one-man oil company in the world. but to many Ponca City children, he was the anonymous poor people's Santa, known only as "Daddy Longlegs." Generous and concerned, Wentz built the pool and camp that now bear his name and later donated them to the City - insuring a place for swimming and outdoor activities for generations of children to come. Wentz's family? The people on the street. His home? A hotel. His life? Full, rich, and deeply satisfying.

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Ponca City Art Center

The stately Soldani Mansion, listed on the National Register of Historic Places and a work of art in itself, is home to the Ponca City Art Center and its many activities. These include artists' exhibits, art classes, workshops and the annual Fine Arts Festival.

Ponca City, OK Arts


Ponca Chief, Standing Bear

Standing Bear won the battle for himself and for all Native Americans to become "persons" under United States law. His fight for his land and his dignity has been recorded as one of the first victories for civil rights in America.

Ponca City, OK Ethnic Heritage

Grace Episcopal Church

Grace Episcopal Church began in 1898 in another location in town.. The sanctuary was designed by John Duncan Forsyth and was commissioned on Whit Sunday 1951 in our current location of 13

Ponca City, OK Historic Churches

Things to do near Ponca City, OK

Canadian Rivers Historical Society Museum

Area's first log jail, train caboose, furnished 1901 home. ...