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In 1972, Hugh Davis, life long citizen of Catoosa and former curator of the Tulsa Zoo, built the one structure that has gone as far as the Port in making Catoosa famous. The unique Blue Whale, which was an anniversary gift to Hughs wife Zelta, sits along Hwy. 66, north of town on the west side of the road. The whale is 80 feet long and is made of sucker rods covered in concrete and painted turquoise blue. This unique structure, which once served as a slide and diving apparatus for kids as the local swimming hole, has become one of the best loved icons on Route 66 and has been featured in nearly every book that commemorates the history of the road.
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