On Katy Trail west of County Highway BB, on the right when traveling west.
This border area between the Ozarks and Osage Plains once belonged to the Osage nation. Osage lands included southern Missouri, eastern Kansas, and northern Arkansas and Oklahoma.
The Osage maintained their stronghold for several centuries, . . . — — Map (db m272498) HM
On Wornall Road, on the right when traveling south.
English Side
A Frenchman, Pierre Esprit Radisson, wrote in 1659 of a nation” of extraordinary height and bigness” (the Osage) living up the Missouri River. Marquette and Joliet’s 1674 maps show the village of the Osage, and some of . . . — — Map (db m86416) HM
On Bartlesville Road (U.S. 60) at County Road 2809, on the right when traveling east on Bartlesville Road.
Osage County was once a part of the vast homelands of the roaming Osage tribe, but in the early 1800's the land was given to the Cherokee tribe by the American government. In the late 1800's when the Osage tribe relocated from Kansas to Oklahoma, . . . — — Map (db m284734) HM
On East Main Street (U.S. 60) at Lynn Avenue (U.S. 60), on the left when traveling west on East Main Street.
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 — . . . — — Map (db m55653) HM
On Lynn Ave at East Main Street (U.S. 60), on the left when traveling south on Lynn Ave.
By 1760 the Osage of Missouri had increased their range to include present day Osage County. In 1835 the area was included in the "perpetual outlet west" guaranteed to the Cherokee Nation under the Treaty of New Echota. In 1870, under the Cherokee . . . — — Map (db m284711) HM
On Bartlesville Road (U.S. 60) at County Road 2809 on Bartlesville Road.
Because of its wealth and location, the Osage Hills became an unwilling host to many outlaw gangs in the 1800's.
This land was an easy refuge for villains and outlaws because of its isolation and rugged terrain. It was far from Fort Smith, . . . — — Map (db m284736) HM
Thin black lines indicate changes in relevance. Between each pair of lines entries are ordered geographically but all have the same relevance.
* Inflectional forms of words are their plurals, singulars, and possessives as well as gramatical tenses and similar variations.
