Tulsa County

Tulsa County, Oklahoma

Tulsa County was named after the previously-established city of Tulsa.

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1957 Plymouth Belvedere Time Capsule

Golden Jubilee, Inc. Time Capsule With 1967 Plymouth Sealed June 15, 1957 To Be Opened in 2007 By the Centennial Committee Tablet by courtesy of Earle Davenport, Tulsa, Okla.(Note! Time C…

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Battle of Chusto-Talasah

This battle site is 9 miles N.E. S.E at the "Caving Banks" beind on Bird Creek. Here Dec. 9 1861- Opothleyohola's Union indians forced the retreat of Col. D.H. Cooper's Confederate troops. Mar…

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Creek Council Oak

The Muscogee (Creek) people are descendants of a culture that, before 1500 A.D. spanned the region known today as the Southeastern United States. In the early 19th century, the United States I…

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First Gas Processing Plant West of the Mississippi

The beginning of Oklahoma's famous oil boom brought the need for processing facilities located near the source of the raw material. Kiefer, Oklahoma, the closest unloading point on the Frisco R…

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First Hospital Tulsa County.

The site is two blocks north. Tulsa's first chartered Hospital and Training School for Nurses was organized on November 20, 1906. It was headed by Fred S. Clinton, M.D., president; C.L. Reeder,…

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First Oil Well in Tulsa County

First oil well in Tulsa County, completed on June 25, 1901 .4 mi west by Drs. J.C.W. Bland and Fred S. Clinton. This well brought first nation wide publicity and oil boom to Indian Ter. rapid i…

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Fort Arbuckle

The site of Fort Arbuckle is less than one mile north. One of the two US military posts on the western frontier of the Creek Nation, this "first" Fort Arbuckle in Indian Territory was built in …

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Glenn Pool World Greatest Oil

Glenn Pool opened on November 22, 1905. About one-half mile northwest of this point, Robert Galbreath and Frank Chesley brought in the Ida E. Glenn No. 1 Oil Well. This began the great growth o…

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Hillside Mission

Reverend John Murdock established the Hillside Mission school in 1882 under the auspices of the Society of Friends. A nearby cemetery contains the grave of William C. Rogers, the last elected p…

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Hillside Mission

Established by Rev. John Murdock, under auspices of Friends Society, 1882. This noted school was attended by both Indian and white children. In this vicinity, was home of Wm. C. Rogers, last el…

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International Petroleum Exposition

The International Petroleum Exposition was founded at Tulsa, Oklahoma, in 1923 providing a display to the world of the latest in equipment, operational ideas and practices used in the petroleum…

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Pleasant Porter

The home and grave near here are of the noted Creek leader, Pleasant Porter (1840–1907). Lt. Creek Reg. Mtd. Vols., Confederate Army; Porter was superintendent of schools in the Creek Nation, 1…

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Twin Mounds Pioneer Cemetery

Twin Mounds Community and Twin Mounds Cemetery First called Posey, town dated to 1880s and then was renamed for notesd landmark. Citizens moved to Mounds in 1903 when R.R. bypassed town. 1905 …

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Washington Irving Monument

This monument was erected and donated to the public by Mr. and Mrs. Gabriel Norman Wright to commemorate the visit of the great author to this locality on October 14, 1832, in company with a pa…

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Washington Irving's Camp

A Tour on the Prairies by the great writer Irving describes his tour on horseback in Oklahoma with the U.S. Rangers from Fort Gibson. Irving camped on the creek near here Oct 12, 1832. Marker s…

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Weer

WEER Established by John E. Weer in 1885-87. A post office, 1894-1906, three general stores, a school, two doctors, a drug store and nearly 100 residents made up the early village. We…

  1. County information from Wikipedia.
  2. Population from U.S. Census Bureau, 2020.