Verdigris is an incorporated town

Town

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 in Rogers County

Rogers County, Oklahoma

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, Oklahoma

Oklahoma

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, United States

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, in the Tulsa

Tulsa, Oklahoma

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 metropolitan area. It straddles former U.S. Highway 66 (now State Highway 66

State Highway 66 (Oklahoma)

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) between Catoosa

Catoosa, Oklahoma

Catoosa is a river city in Rogers and Wagoner counties in the U.S. state of Oklahoma. The population was 7,159 at the 2010 census compared to 5,449 at the 2000 census. This was a 31.2 percent increase during the decade.Catoosa is an Inland seaport...

 and Claremore

Claremore, Oklahoma

Claremore is a city and the county seat of Rogers County, Oklahoma, United States. The population was 18,581 at the 2010 census, a 17.1 percent increase from 15,873 at the 2000 census. It is part of the Tulsa Metropolitan Area and home to Rogers State University...

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The latitude of Verdigris is 36.234N. The longitude is -95.69W.

The community was named for the Verdigris River

Verdigris River

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; the river name derives from French terms for "green" and "gray." Verdigris is the fastest growing municipality in Rogers County. The growth rate between 2000 and 2010 was 119%.

History

Verdigris is named after the nearby Verdigris River

Verdigris River

The Verdigris River is a tributary of the Arkansas River in southeastern Kansas and northeastern Oklahoma in the United States. It is about long...

, so named by French Traders that settled in the area around the late 1700's. Several Native American tribes, including the Osage, Delaware and Cherokee, had populations along the Verdigris River. The rural community known as Verdigris has been in existence since before Oklahoma statehood in 1907. The St. Louis-San Francisco Railway (Frisco) referred to the area as the "Verdigris Switch" in the late 1880's. Verdigris schools were founded in the early 1900's. America's Mother road, U.S. 66, was routed through Verdigris in the late 1920's.
People from Verdigris -
Zach Loyd

Zach Loyd

Zachary Robert Loyd is an American soccer player who currently plays for FC Dallas in Major League Soccer.-College and Amateur:...

 - Defender / Midfielder for FC Dallas

FC Dallas

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Climate

The average annual temperature is sixty degrees. On average, sixty six days annually are above ninety degrees and twenty five days annually have a temperature of twenty degrees or lower. The average rainfall is 43.45 inches. The growing season is 208 days.

Demographics

As of the census of 2010, there were 3993 people residing in the Town of Verdigris. There were 1,598 housing units. The racial makeup of Verdigris was 77.41% White, 13.30% Native American, 0.55% Asian, 0.43% Black, 6.74% from 2 or more races, and 1.57% other.

Verdigris in Literature

In Kurt Vonnegut

Kurt Vonnegut

Kurt Vonnegut, Jr. was a 20th century American writer. His works such as Cat's Cradle , Slaughterhouse-Five and Breakfast of Champions blend satire, gallows humor and science fiction. He was known for his humanist beliefs and was honorary president of the American Humanist Association.-Early...

's short story Armageddon in Retrospect

Armageddon in Retrospect

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, published in his final book of the same name, Verdigris is featured as the headquarters of the United Nations

United Nations

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Demonological Investigating Committee, or UNDICO.