Mannford, Oklahoma

You're driving past Hallett, Oklahoma, a town with a history as varied as the crops once grown here. While this community began at the junction of two railroads around 1903, and later thrived on oil and agriculture,…

Right here in Cleveland, Oklahoma, you're driving past the hometown of Billy Vessels, the state's first Heisman Trophy winner! Vessels had a tough upbringing but found solace and support in this very town, which he says…

You're driving past Cleveland, Oklahoma, and right here is where a major oil boom kicked off in 1904. The Uncle Bill Number One well, drilled on the William Lowery farm, started flowing at 250 barrels a day after being…

You're driving through Pawnee County, not far from Cleveland. Right here, back in 1904, was the site of the Uncle Bill Number One. It wasn't Oklahoma's *very* first commercial oil well – that honor goes to Bartlesville…

You're driving past Cleveland, a town with a unique origin story. It started as Herbert, named after a homesteader, and even had a post office. But a little dispute over land meant that post office was moved just a…

You're driving through Kellyville, a town that started as a trading post back in 1892. It quickly grew, getting a post office in 1893 and a railroad connection by 1898, linking it to the wider world. By 1919, it was a…

Imagine this quiet spot once buzzing with the energy of Oklahoma's oil boom. This is where the Drumright Gasoline Plant No. 2 stood, a critical piece of the Cushing-Drumright Oil Field. Construction on the plant…

You're driving past Sapulpa, Oklahoma, home to Frankoma Pottery! Back in 1933, during the Great Depression, John Frank started Oklahoma's first commercial pottery in Norman. He experimented with local clays, eventually…

You're driving past Sapulpa, and right here is where Oklahoma's first major oil field, the Glenn Pool, was born. It all started with the Ida Glenn Number One well, drilled by Robert Galbreath in 1905. He leased the land…

Right here, you're driving through the heart of Oklahoma's oil country, the very place that inspired a young man named William Kelly Warren to strike it rich. He arrived in Sapulpa in 1916, awestruck by the booming…

You're driving through Creek County, and right here is where Mabel Bassett made her mark. For over two decades, from 1923 to 1947, she served as Oklahoma's Commissioner of Charities and Corrections. She championed…

Right here in Sapulpa, you're driving past the stomping grounds of Myrtle Archer McDougal, a woman who literally changed the face of politics and women's rights in Oklahoma and beyond. Arriving in 1904, she didn't just…

You're driving through Sapulpa, a town born from a railroad stop and named for Chief James Sapulpa, a Lower Creek leader. Back in 1886, the railroad needed a place to lay its tracks, and this spot became Sapulpa…

You're driving through Creek County, and right here, a bitter battle for county seat status raged! When Oklahoma became a state in 1907, Sapulpa was named the temporary county seat. But Bristow wanted the title. The…

Right here in Oklahoma, back in 1934, a powerful group called the American Indian Federation was formed. Led by Joseph Bruner, a wealthy Creek man from Sapulpa, this organization pushed back against federal Indian…

Right here is where Oklahoma's oil boom really took off! In 1912, Thomas Baker Slick, Sr., drilled the Wheeler No. 1 well. It was the first successful well in what became the massive Drumright-Cushing Oil Field. This…

You're driving through Drumright, Oklahoma, a town born from the wild days of the oil boom. Right here, back in 1912, the first producing well in the Cushing-Drumright Field blew in. Suddenly, thousands of oil-field…

Imagine hitting the jackpot, then losing it all because people thought you couldn't handle the money. That's kind of what happened here. In 1916, the Gypsy Oil Company struck it big on Jackson Barnett's land with the…

Ever wonder where a pottery mogul lives? You're about to find out. The John Frank House, designed by architect Bruce Goff, is a unique example of mid-century modern architecture right here in Creek County.Commissioned…

Founded by Thomas Gilcrease, an Osage oil millionaire, this Tulsa museum holds the world's largest collection of art and artifacts of the American West.

Pull over here for a minute; this unassuming little motel tells a big story about the Mother Road. The 66 Motel in Tulsa, built around 1933, was originally known as El Reposo Court. It sat right on the original two-lane…

You're driving through Payne County, and right here, the waters of Lake Keystone might be hiding the site of the very first battle of the Civil War fought in Indian Territory. It happened way back on November 19, 1861.…

You're driving through Yale, Oklahoma, and you might not realize this quiet town was once the epicenter of a massive oil boom. Back in 1913, an oil well on the Ame Randle farm blew in as a gusher. Just a month later,…

Pull over here for a minute, I want to show you something cool. This little gas station is more than just a place to fill up - it's a time capsule! Built in 1940 by Cities Service, which you probably know better as…

Right here in Yale, Oklahoma, was born a jazz legend who would become known as the 'West Coast Miles Davis': Chet Baker. Born in <say-as interpret-as="date" format="y">1929</say-as>, Baker's understated trumpet style…

Before 1972, this bridge was part of the iconic U.S. Route 66, carrying travelers across the Arkansas River. It's more than just concrete and steel; it's a piece of Americana. The 11th Street Bridge was completed in…

You're driving past Maramec, Oklahoma, a town with a name that sounds like it's straight out of a history book. And it is! Originally called Crystal, this town got a new name in 1903, inspired by a Civil War ship: the…

You're driving through Creek County, and right here is the town of Shamrock. It got its start in 1910, named by a guy who missed his hometown in Illinois. But Shamrock really hit its stride during the oil boom, becoming…