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Watonga is a city in Blaine County, Oklahoma,. The population was 4,658 at the 2000 census. It is the county seat of Blaine County. One of its most notable citizens is Clarence Nash, born in 1904 and died in 1985, who Walt Disney hired to be the voice of Donald Duck in the 1920s. Mr. Nash provided the voice of Donald Duck exclusively for over 50 years. Robert J. Helberg, who was born in Watonga, was awarded the Public Service Medal by NASA for his contributions to the Lunar Orbiter program. Watonga has a High School Reunion every other year on even numbered years. This event is popular, and includes every class that has graduated from Watonga High School. The reunions take place on Memorial Day weekends. The Cheyenne-Arapaho Indian Reservation was the 4th Indian land opening April 19, 1892. President Grover Cleveland was president at the time. Watonga, "C" (Blaine) County, Oklahoma Territory was designated the county seat of Blaine County. Arapaho Chief, Wa-Ah (means black) Dan-Ga-Ah (means coyote). Watonga was a rowdy frontier town in the early days and outlaws roamed the area, using the rugged gypsum canyons of Roman Nose Park as their hideouts. Rich in picturesque history, Watonga has retained its beautiful turn-of-the-century architecture. Accepted into the Oklahoma Main Street Program in 1997, Watonga is restoring many of the downtown buildings to their original beauty. Plans are under way to build a downtown Centennial Park on the corner of Main and Leach.