Historical Marker Program

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Carr-Bartles Mill

Washington County
Location: on OK-123 north of Bartlesville
Coordinates: 36.756437, -95.968722
Material: Aluminum
Sponsor(s): Oklahoma Historical Society and the Oklahoma Department of Transportation
Topics: Industry/Business; Settlement Patterns; Territorial Period, 1861–1907

In 1870, Nelson F. Carr built a gristmill on the Caney River. A few years later, Jacob Bartles bought the site and added a flour mill and store. The mills were the first commercial enterprises in what became the city of Bartlesville.

Note: This marker no longer exists.

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First U.S. Post Office in Bartlesville, Oklahoma

Washington County
Location: on East 4th Street south of Frank Phillips Boulevard in Bartlesville
Coordinates: 36.748643, -95.943382
Material: Granite
Sponsor(s): Bartlesville Chapter, Daughters of the American Revolution
Topics: Government; Settlement Patterns; Territorial Period, 1861–1907

The first US post office in present Bartlesville, Oklahoma, was established in the Turkey Creek Store owned by Jacob H. Bartles, May 8, 1879. Bartles served as the first postmaster.

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Oklahoma’s First Commercial Oil Well

Washington County
Location: on US-75 south of junction with US-60 in Bartlesville
Coordinates: 36.741522, -95.935150
Material: Aluminum
Sponsor(s): Oklahoma Petroleum Council/Oklahoma Historical Society
Topics: Natural Resources; Petroleum; Territorial Period, 1861–1907

Nellie Johnstone No. 1, the first commercial oil well in Indian Territory, was completed on April 15, 1897, by the Cudahy Oil Company on the south bank of Caney River.

Note: This marker no longer exists.