Nowata County

Musical history, people, ensembles, photographs, and source material from the Oklahoma Musicians Library.

The musical history of Nowata County.

Nowata County has direct evidence of organized band activity dating to 1907. A Gateway photograph identifies a juvenile band from Nowata participating in Charles N. Haskell's inauguration parade in Guthrie on November 16, 1907. (high) [Nowata juvenile band photograph](https://gateway.okhistory.org/ark:/67531/metadc1621344/)

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Read the full account, chronology, named ensembles and people, source links, and research notes. These library reports reflect their original research passes; related records below may add later evidence.

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3 linked records. Connections follow county names and communities documented in the sources; they do not establish a birthplace, exact historical boundary, or continuous residence.