Historical Marker Program

Osage Agency

Osage County
Location: on Lynn Avenue one mile north of OK-11/US-60 in Pawhuska
Coordinates: 36.676217, -96.331700
Material: Aluminum
Sponsor(s): Oklahoma Historical Society and the Oklahoma Department of Transportation
Topics: American Indians; Folklife; Government; Natural Resources; Petroleum; Social/Cultural; Territorial Period, 1861–1907

The Osage agency was established in 1872 to oversee the federal government's relationship with the Osage. Congress allowed the Osage to retain ownership of minerals in their reservation lands. When oil was discovered in the area, the allotted Osage became the richest Indian tribe in American history.

Note: This marker is missing.