Bartlesville, city (1990 pop. 34,256), Washington co., 29 mi/47 km N of Tulsa, extends W into Osage Co.; NE Okla., on the Caney R.; 36°44'N 95°57'W. Elev. 715 ft/218 m. RR junction. It is a distribution center for a ranching and rich oil-producing area. Petroleum production, marketing, and research have been major enterprises since the 1st well was tapped in 1897. Mfg. (machinery, publishing and printing, consumer goods, petroleum prods, food, minerals). Of interest are the Price Tower, a concrete and glass bldg. with cantilevered floors, designed by Frank Lloyd Wright; and the Nellie Johnstone oil well, a replica of the 1st commercial oil well in the state. A U.S. Bureau of Mines energy research center is in the city. Woolaroc Mus., art collection, 14 mi/23 km SW; Tom Mix Mus. N at Dewey; Historic Phillips Mansion. Copan L. reservoir to N; Hulah L. reservoir and Wah-Sha-She State Park to NW. Osage Hills State Park to W. Inc. 1897.
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Washington co., 29 mi/47 km N of Tulsa, extends W into Osage Co.; NE Okla., on the Caney R.; 36°44'N 95°57'W. Elev. 715 ft/218 m. RR junction. It is a distribution center for a ranching and rich oil-producing area. Petroleum production, marketing, and research have been major enterprises since the 1st well was tapped in 1897. Mfg. (machinery, publishing and printing, consumer goods, petroleum prods, food, minerals). Of interest are the Price Tower, a concrete and glass bldg. with cantilevered floors, designed by Frank Lloyd Wright; and the Nellie Johnstone oil well, a replica of the 1st commercial oil well in the state. A U.S. Bureau of Mines energy research center is in the city. Woolaroc Mus., art collection, 14 mi/23 km SW; Tom Mix Mus. N at Dewey; Historic Phillips Mansion. Copan L. reservoir to N; Hulah L. reservoir and Wah-Sha-She State Park to NW. Osage Hills State Park to W. Inc. 1897.
