Henryetta War Memorial

Historical marker location:

518 W Main St, Henryetta, Oklahoma

( Memorial is at the intersection of West Main Street and North 6th Street, on the right when traveling west on West Main Street.)

Marker installed: 1925

The Spirit of the American Doughboy.

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.