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Bartlesville, Oklahoma

Bartlesville is a city in Washington County and Osage County, Oklahoma, United States.
Population 37,290

Top Events in Bartlesville History

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1873Military
== History == Jacob Bartles, son-in-law of Delaware chief Charles Journeycake, moved from Wyandotte County, Kansas, to Indian Territory in 1873.
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1874Architecture
In 1874, he opened a trading post and post office on Turkey Creek, in what is now East Bartlesville.
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1880Culture
In 1880, Bartles moved his Turkey Creek post office to this town.
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1884Architecture
Keeler opened a general store on the south side of the Caney River in 1884.
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1895Civil Rights
The first newspaper, The Weekly Magnet, began publication in March 1895.
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1897Government
The town was incorporated in Indian Territory in January 1897.
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1898Infrastructure
The town was surveyed and platted in 1898, and eighty acres were offered to the Atchison, Topeka and Santa Fe Railroad for a depot.
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1899Infrastructure
The railroad, though its Kansas, Oklahoma Central and Southwestern Railway subsidiary, reached the town in 1899.
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1905Government
Frank Phillips founded Phillips Petroleum in Bartlesville in 1905 when the area was still an Indian Territory.
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1907History
By 1907, the restriction had been lifted, and newspapers noted the town's first natural death of an African American, a man named Robert McGee.

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Historical Timeline

1873Military
== History == Jacob Bartles, son-in-law of Delaware chief Charles Journeycake, moved from Wyandotte County, Kansas, to Indian Territory in 1873.
1874Architecture
In 1874, he opened a trading post and post office on Turkey Creek, in what is now East Bartlesville.
1880Culture
In 1880, Bartles moved his Turkey Creek post office to this town.
1884Architecture
Keeler opened a general store on the south side of the Caney River in 1884.
1895Civil Rights
The first newspaper, The Weekly Magnet, began publication in March 1895.
1897Government
The town was incorporated in Indian Territory in January 1897.
1898Infrastructure
The town was surveyed and platted in 1898, and eighty acres were offered to the Atchison, Topeka and Santa Fe Railroad for a depot.
1899Infrastructure
The railroad, though its Kansas, Oklahoma Central and Southwestern Railway subsidiary, reached the town in 1899.
1905Government
Frank Phillips founded Phillips Petroleum in Bartlesville in 1905 when the area was still an Indian Territory.
1907History
By 1907, the restriction had been lifted, and newspapers noted the town's first natural death of an African American, a man named Robert McGee.
1956Culture
Bruce Goff designed Shin'enKan ("The House of the Far Away Heart") in 1956.
1957Culture
In 1957, Bartlesville was the test site for the first experiment in pay cable television.
1958History
However, after only nine months of operation, on Friday, June 6, 1958, Telemovie signed off forever.
1985Culture
Begun in 1985 as the "OK Mozart" International Festival, and organized around the music of Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart, the festival featured performances of classical music, jazz, ...
1986Disaster
The river flooded in October 1986 as a result of unusually heavy rainfall.
1996Disaster
Price as his house and studio, it was destroyed by fire in December 1996.
2000History
=== 2000 census === As of the census of 2000, there were 34,748 people, 14,565 households, and 9,831 families residing in the city.
2002Economy
In 2002, Phillips Petroleum merged with Conoco Oil Company and became ConocoPhillips.
2007History
The river broke its banks again in June 2007, cresting five feet below the 1986 level.
2012Economy
ConocoPhillips spun most of its operations not related to exploration and production to form a new company, Phillips 66, in 2012.
2015Culture
The city is also part of the Tulsa Combined Statistical Area, with a population of 1,151,172 in 2015.
2018Culture
Bartlesville is the primary city of the Bartlesville Micropolitan area, which consists of Washington County and had a population of 51,843 in 2018.
2023Culture
The Bartlesville Industrial Park landed a multi-million dollar lithium-ion battery recycling plant in September 2023.
2024Disaster
Bartlesville was struck by an EF4 tornado that also heavily impacted Barnsdall on May 6, 2024.

Did You Know?

1
Bartlesville is located in the state of Oklahoma.
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Bartlesville has a population of 37,290 residents.
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The population was 37,290 at the 2020 census.

Famous People from Bartlesville, Oklahoma

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Mark Price
Basketball Player, Basketball Coach · Born Feb 15, 1964 · Age 62
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Patrick Cranshaw
Television Actor, Film Actor · Born Jun 17, 1919 · Died Dec 28, 2005 (age 86)
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William Salyers
Actor, Voice Actor · Born Aug 16, 1964 · Age 61

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