Hotel Love

Historical marker location:

200 W Main Street, Purcell, Oklahoma

( Marker is at the intersection of West Main Street and North 2nd Avenue on West Main Street.)

The first oil well in Oklahoma was drilled in 1897 in what is now Bartlesville. The discovery of oil in Oklahoma led to a boom in the state's economy, and it quickly became one of the largest oil-producing states in the country.