Historical Markers and War Memorials in Pawhuska, Oklahoma
Pawhuska is the county seat for Osage County
Pawhuska is in Osage County
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Donated by William and Joffa Kerr
November 2009
Upon the 20th Anniversary of the
Tallgrass Prairie Preserve
In honor of the
Founding Board of Directors
Oklahoma Chapter of
The Nature Conservancy
For their visionary conservation . . . — — Map (db m81265) HM
On Grandview Avenue north of 7th Street, on the left when traveling north.
The Osage Tribe of Indians held the first public auction sale for oil leases on Osage Reservation tracts November 11, 1912. Early sales were held under this elm tree. Bidders sat on bleachers around the tree and the auctioneer, Colonel E. Walters, . . . — — Map (db m81172) HM
On Kihekah Avenue north of 7th Street, on the left when traveling north.
Stephen Easley, a native of Pawhuska, and his wife Debra noticed the unique architectural design of the Whiting apartment buildings and said a simple prayer. The Whiting Apartments had much character and lots of potential, but were in a . . . — — Map (db m81161) HM
On West Main Street (U.S. 60) east of Matthews Avenue, on the right when traveling east.
Built in 1871, this 5-room house with native timbers and 18" thick sandstone walls was the first to be built in Pawhuska. When the Osages were moved from Kansas, Sid Delarue, a Swiss blacksmith, was promised the house if he would come to care for . . . — — Map (db m55655) HM
On Lynn Avenue at 7th Street, on the right when traveling north on Lynn Avenue.
Organized by Rev. John Mitchell May 1909
Rev. Mitchell • W. B. Johnson • J. L. Johnson • J. C. Ferguson • J. Hutchings • D. F. Millard • L. Copeland • R. A. McGuire • J. S. McGuire • R. E. McGuire • R. D. Foote • R. W. Blanc • N. A. Tinker • J. . . . — — Map (db m81173) HM
On Grandview Avenue, 0.3 miles north of Main Street (U.S. 60), on the left when traveling north.
In November 1829, three Osages arrived in Montauban, the Occitan Region of France. Little Chief, Big Soldier and Hawk Woman crossed the Old Bridge, received help from Bishop Dubourg, and with the generosity of the people of Montauban they were . . . — — Map (db m83108) HM
On Grandview Avenue, 0.3 miles north of Main Street (U.S. 60), on the left when traveling north.
Symbolic of the impact oil had on the people of the Osage Indian Nation is the so-called "Million Dollar Elm." It was given this name because in its shade millions of dollars worth of Osage oil leases were auctioned. It was planted at this site . . . — — Map (db m83107) HM
On East Main Street (U.S. 60) at Lynn Avenue, on the left when traveling west on East Main Street.
Pawhuska, Oklahoma county seat of Osage County
was named for well known Osage Chief
Pa-Hus-Ka whose name means White Hair
The Post Office was established May 4, 1876
A community who embraces with pride the
reflections of our past and . . . — — Map (db m55651) HM
On East Main Srteet (U.S. 60) at Lynn Avenue, on the left when traveling west on East Main Srteet.
The legacy of oil and the Osages is one of the most intriguing facts of the oil industry in America.
On March 16, 1896, the first oil and gas lease was obtained covering all the Osage Reservation, and on October 28, 1897 the first producing . . . — — Map (db m55652) 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 Kihekah Avenue north of 7th Street, on the left when traveling north.
The Easleys have taken much pleasure in restoring the Whiting Apartments. Most all of the restoration has been done by the Easleys themselves, although they do not wish to ignore the many handy men who have helped. Stephen and his wife Debra, who . . . — — Map (db m81171) HM
On West Main Street (U.S. 60) at Farrell Avenue, on the right when traveling west on West Main Street.
One-half mi SW. Est. 1887 by St. Katharine Drexel and Bureau of Catholic Indian Missions, Washington, D.C. Original frame structure located near Main and Palmer burned in 1889, replaced here 1890 by a four-story stone building. Operated by . . . — — Map (db m55657) HM
On State Highway 11/99, 0.2 miles north of East Evergreen Street, on the right when traveling north.
Near this site on August 8, 1903, U.S. Deputy Marshal Wiley G. Haines, Chief of Osage Indian Police Warren Bennett, and Constable Henry Majors ended the career of the notorious outlaw gang known as the Martin brothers. The outlaws were wanted for . . . — — Map (db m52632) HM
On County Route 4201 at County Route 4220, on the right when traveling north on County Route 4201.
You are standing on the south edge of the largest unplowed, protected tract that remains of the 142 million acres of tallgrass prairie grassland that stretched from Canada to the Gulf of Mexico. Today, less than ten percent still exists, found . . . — — Map (db m76602) HM
On Kihekah Avenue at 7th Street, on the left when traveling north on Kihekah Avenue.
Vernon Whiting, builder of the "Historical Whiting Apartments" in the 1920's, was born in 1870 in Ogdensburg, New York. His family later moved to Seward, Nebraska. Vernon graduated high school there in Seward, then took a business course at . . . — — Map (db m81152) HM
