Pawhuska

Historical marker location:

Pawhuska, Oklahoma

( Marker is at the intersection of East Main Street (U.S. 60) and Lynn Avenue (U.S. 60), on the left when traveling west on East Main Street.)

"The Osage Tribe of Indians".

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.