Short answers, pulled from the story.
Stillwater was settled on the 22nd of April, 1889, during the first Oklahoma Land Run. By the end of that day, 240 acres had been claimed as Stillwater Township. The city charter was adopted on the 24th of August, 1889, and the post office officially confirmed the name Stillwater on the 28th of May, 1889.
Stillwater is known as the home of Oklahoma State University, the birthplace of Red Dirt music, and the location of the National Wrestling Hall of Fame and Museum. The city is also where Garth Brooks launched his career, The All-American Rejects formed in 1999, and the first Sonic Drive-In opened in 1959.
Garth Brooks launched his career in Stillwater after Dallas entertainment attorney Rod Phelps discovered him performing at Willie's Saloon on The Strip, an entertainment district just south of the OSU campus.
Oklahoma State University athletic programs have won 53 NCAA National Championships. The OSU Cowboys wrestling team accounts for 34 team national championships and 134 individual NCAA championships, both of which are NCAA records.
The first Sonic Drive-In opened in Stillwater, Oklahoma, in 1959. It was founded by Troy Smith of the Shawnee-based Top Hat Drive-In and is located at 215 North Main Street. The site still displays the original sign and a statue of the first franchise manager, Gene Longworth.
Red Dirt is a genre blending country, folk, blues, and rock that originated in Stillwater, Oklahoma. Bob Childers is recognized as the father of Red Dirt music. Notable acts from Stillwater include Cross Canadian Ragweed, Jason Boland and The Stragglers, and The Great Divide.