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historicalmarkerproject/markers/HM11P9_e-w-marland_Ponca-City-OK.html
Pioneer Oil DeveloperPhilanthropist & HumanitarianLeader in Developing the EconomyCulture and Beauty of Ponca CityDonor of Pioneer Woman StatueGovernor of OklahomaUnited States Congressman
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HM11P8_lewis-haines-lew-wentz_Ponca-City-OK.html
PhilanthropistOil Man
Donor:Wentz Camp,Wentz PoolWentz Municipal Golf CoursePonca City, Oklahoma
Founder:The Society For Crippled ChildrenUniversity of Oklahoma Student Loan FundOklahoma State University Student Loan Fund
'He Always Gave'
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HM11P7_ponca-city-library_Ponca-City-OK.html
Ponca City had been in existence for 11 years. She had schools, churches and even an opera house, but not a library. A group of women from the Twentieth Century Club decided to remedy this and convinced H.C.R. Brodboll to house a small "book excha…
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HM11NU_st-louis-school_Pawhuska-OK.html
One-half mi SW. Est. 1887 by St. Katharine Drexel and Bureau of Catholic Indian Missions, Washington, D.C. Original frame structure located near Main and Palmer burned in 1889, replaced here 1890 by a four-story stone building. Operated by Francis…
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HM11NS_blacksmith-home_Pawhuska-OK.html
Built in 1871, this 5-room house with native timbers and 18" thick sandstone walls was the first to be built in Pawhuska. When the Osages were moved from Kansas, Sid Delarue, a Swiss blacksmith, was promised the house if he would come to care for …
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HM11NQ_pawhuska_Pawhuska-OK.html
In memory and dedication to those whose foresight, frustrations and sacrifices have helped the Osage Tribe to preserve its identity [sp], development and culture.
1865 - The Osages agreed to the sale of their Kansas lands.
1871 — 1872 …
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HM11NP_pawhuska_Pawhuska-OK.html
The legacy of oil and the Osages is one of the most intriguing facts of the oil industry in America.
On March 16, 1896, the first oil and gas lease was obtained covering all the Osage Reservation, and on October 28, 1897 the first producing we…
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HM11NO_pawhuska_Pawhuska-OK.html
Pawhuska, Oklahoma county seat of Osage Countywas named for well known Osage ChiefPa-Hus-Ka whose name means White HairThe Post Office was established May 4, 1876A community who embraces with pride thereflections of our past and envisions thatwisd…
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HM11NM_worcester-academy_Vinita-OK.html
Established at VinitaCherokee Nation, Indian Territoryby the Rev. J. W. Scroggs, D.D.Dedicated Jan. 14, 1883Named in honor of theRev. Samuel A. Worcester, D.D.Missionary among the Cherokees
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HM11NL_grand-river-dam_Vinita-OK.html
14 miles S-E, is Langley the site of the Grand River Dam Lake, covering 45,000 acres, with a shore line of 1100 miles, costing more than $20,000,000.00. The largest multiple type arch dam on earth. It was constructed as an electric and flood contr…