Bristow, OK Home for Rent

Planted along Route 66 southwest of Tulsa, Bristow is a small town with deep roots. In the early 20th century, its economy revolved around oil, gas and agriculture, particularly peanut farming. At one point, the city was dubbed “The Peanut Capital of Oklahoma.” Legume love was so fervent that, in 1930, city officials passed an ordinance requiring restaurants to serve a single peanut in the shell with every glass of water. The ordinance was merely a stunt intended to increase peanut consumption, but it yielded a bumper crop of publicity. “Every ...