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Bartlesville in Washington County, Oklahoma — The American South (West South Central)
 

First U.S.Post Office in Bartlesville, Oklahoma

 
 
First U.S.Post Office in Bartlesville, Oklahoma Marker image. Click for full size.
Photographed by James Hulse, September 13, 2025
1. First U.S.Post Office in Bartlesville, Oklahoma Marker
Inscription. Established in the Turkey Creek Store owned by the first postmaster Jacob H. Bartles May 8, 1879

Rededication by the Bartlesville Chapter, NADAR May 8, 2022

Contributors Jeanalee & Charles Parsons Foundation, Tom Windle family
 
Erected by Daughters of the American Revolution.
 
Topics. This historical marker is listed in this topic list: Notable Buildings. A significant historical date for this entry is May 8, 1879.
 
Location. 36° 44.919′ N, 95° 56.603′ W. Marker is in Bartlesville, Oklahoma, in Washington County. It is on East 4th Street south of SE Frank Phillips Blvd. The marker is located along a hiking path in a small park. Touch for map. Marker is at or near this postal address: 2C E 4th St, Bartlesville OK 74006, United States of America. Touch for directions.

Regionally, this marker is in the Cherokee Nation and in Northeast Oklahoma — Green Country. It is also in the American South, specifically in the Ozarks, on the prairies, and on the Southern Plains. Globally, it is in North America, the Western Hemisphere, the Western World, and the Anglosphere. Historically, it finds itself in what was once
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the territory of the Mississippian Culture and also the Louisiana Purchase.

Other nearby markers. At least 8 other markers are within 2 miles of this marker, measured as the crow flies: Depression-Era New Deal Programs and Bridge Construction (approx. 1.7 miles away); Bridge Design Included Unique Engineering Features (approx. 1.7 miles away); Low-Water Dam Fueled Local Industry and Recreation (approx. 1.7 miles away); Information (approx. 1.7 miles away); Nellie Johnstone No. 1 (approx. 1.7 miles away); Coffeyville Refinery (approx. 1.7 miles away); Fire Fighting Cannon (approx. 1.7 miles away); Hulah Santa Fe Depot (approx. 1.7 miles away). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Bartlesville.
 
The view of the marker from the apartment road image. Click for full size.
Photographed by James Hulse, September 13, 2025
2. The view of the marker from the apartment road
 
 
Credits. This page was last revised on September 21, 2025. It was originally submitted on September 21, 2025, by James Hulse of Medina, Texas. This page has been viewed 67 times since then and 15 times this year. Photos:   1, 2. submitted on September 21, 2025, by James Hulse of Medina, Texas.
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