Bristow in Creek County, Oklahoma — The American South (West South Central)

Bristow Memories

The Woodland Queen

Photographed by Duane and Tracy Marsteller, April 8, 2025

1. Bristow Memories Marker

Inscription. 1920 - Washington Public School cornerstone. Once located at 601 South Poplar, this east side elementary housed 1st-6th grade students and was demolished in 2017.

1929 - Clinic Building and Hospital lintel. Once located at 115 West 8th Street, this high-tech hospital offered “electro-cardiography, fluoroscopy, obstetrical pelvimetry, and x-rays” - Bristow News, 1937

Courtesy of Feild Cooperative Association

Topics. This historical marker is listed in these topic lists: Education • Science & Medicine. A significant historical year for this entry is 1920.

Location. 35° 50.019′ N, 96° 23.383′ W. Marker is in Bristow, Oklahoma, in Creek County. It can be reached from East 7th Avenue west of North Walnut Street, on the left when traveling west. Marker is in the Bristow Train Depot and Museum parking lot. Touch for map. Marker is at or near this postal address: 124 E 7th Ave, Bristow OK 74010, United States of America. Touch for directions.

Regionally, this marker is in the Muscogee Nation

and in Greater Tulsa.

It is also in the American South,

specifically on the prairies,

and on the Southern Plains.

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Globally, it is in North America,

the Western Hemisphere,

the Western World,

and the Anglosphere.

Historically, it finds itself in what was once the territory of the Mississippian Culture

and also the Louisiana Purchase.

Other nearby markers. At least 8 other markers are within walking distance of this marker: FRISCO Train Depot (a few steps from this marker); Roland Hotel (about 700 feet away); Bristow Concrete Walk (about 800 feet away); Creek Masonic Lodge (approx. 0.2 miles away); The Julius Rosenwald Fund / Creek County Rosenwald Schools (approx. ¼ mile away); The Klingensmith Park Amphitheater (approx. 0.7 miles away); 45th Infantry (Thunderbird) Division (approx. 0.9 miles away); Cpl Larry E. Caldwell, US Army (approx. 0.9 miles away). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Bristow.

Another marker is no longer nearby. Bristow Pioneers Plaza (was about 300 feet away, measured in a direct line but has been permanently removed).

Photographed by Duane and Tracy Marsteller, April 9, 2025

2. Bristow Memories Marker

Photographed by Marc Hayot, July 25, 2026

3. Bristow Memories Marker

Credits. This page was last revised on August 4, 2026. It was originally submitted on May 19, 2025, by Duane and Tracy Marsteller of Murfreesboro, Tennessee. This page has been viewed 111 times since then and 15 times this year. Photos: 1, 2. submitted on May 19, 2025, by Duane and Tracy Marsteller of Murfreesboro, Tennessee. 3. submitted on July 25, 2026, by Marc Hayot of Siloam Springs, Arkansas.