Historical Marker Program

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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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Post Office at Loretta

Texas County
Location: on US-54 on east side of Texhoma
Topics: Folklife; Territorial Period, 1861–1907

Texhoma was originally called Loretta, for Loretta Cain, the first postmaster. The town's name was changed in 1902.