The history of the area is steeped in western tradition resulting from cattle drives that once moved up through Red River station along the Chisholm trail heading north.  Also the area once hosted the famous Nocona Boot Company that shipped western style boots all over the world. Nocona lost the famous boot manufacturer but retained other leather crafters including the Nokona Athletic Goods, named after Chief Peta Nokona, who called the area home 150 years ago.

The economic pillars of the community include farming and ranching, leather manufacturing, and oil producing.  The oil boom town days are long past, but independent oil men still make a living from the once famous North Field.

The community is proud of some of the most attractive school buildings in north Texas. The central administration office, once the Farmers and Merchants National Bank, has been remodeled to look like it once did in its glory days as the economic hub of the small community.  The Administrative Facility is part of a Clay Street renovation effort to restore the old downtown area.

 

Driving down Clay Street, one can see buildings in all stages of  restoration, as most all of the structures along the main thorough fare have some type of upgrade planned.  Some are beautifully complete, while some are works in progress. Completed structures include Daddy Sam's, Times Forgotten, and the Nocona ISD Central Office.

 

While Nocona is a small community,  it has big plans as the fast growing urban areas to the south creep closer and closer. With one foot in the future and one foot in the past, Nocona seems poised to integrate the information age with small town values to make life better and more rewarding for its inhabitants.

 

The community of Nocona eagerly welcomes all the visitors who the Little Dribblers Tournament will bring to the city.  Hosting the tournament is a privilege and an honor to our citizens, and they are certain to go out of their way to make the out-of-town guests feel at home here in Nocona.