Vietnam War

Historical marker location:

Duncan, Oklahoma

( Marker is on U.S. 81, 0.1 miles north of West Pine Avenue, on the right when traveling south.)

1964 - 1973.

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.