Tommy Freeman, the boxer who fought Jack Dempsey for the world Championship, lived here. The National Arthritis foundation is located here. Walgreen's second store was built here. Oral Roberts started his evangelistic program here. Al Jolson, the famous black-face comedian, married a girl from here.
Some horse trainers ship Mountain Valley Spring water from here for their horses.
A fish weighing 95 pounds, an Isralie Carp, was caught here in Lake Hamilton recently. The Japanese once had a plant here with 23 employees for processing crystals. She was employed by a bank and he by a large company. They both went to the pen. Jo Ann Castle, famous with the Lawrence Welk Show, lived here and owned a house.