Grape & Wine Capital of Oklahoma

Welcome to Stroud!

In 2005, Stroud was recognized as the grape and wine capital of Oklahoma. For a taste of Oklahoma wines, two wine tasing rooms are conveniently located on Stroud's Route 66 Main Street, with another nearby on Hwy 99.

Stroud is also home to Route 66 icon, Rock Cafe which figured prominently in the planning and research of the movie "Cars". "Sally" was modeled after Rock owner, Dawn Welch.

Stroud was founded in Oklahoma Territory in 1892 by James Stroud, a trader. In its pre-statehood days, it gained noteriety as as a "hell raising whiskey town" for selling whiskey to cowboys and travelers that came from neighboring "dry" Indian Territory. At its peak, it boasted nine saloons. However, Stroud went dry in 1907 with the coming of statehood.

Its early wild days were all but forgotten when Henry Starr and his gang pulled a double bank robbery on March 27, 1915. Starr was wounded and captured. After serving a short sentence, he was paroled, and starred in a film about his robbery. Falling on hard times, the bank robber returned to his trade and was killed during an Arkansas robbery.

For more information visit the Legends of America website.