W of jct of OK 11 and Main St., Barnsdall, Oklahoma. County/parish: Osage.
Added to the National Register of Historic Places October 01, 1997. NRIS 97001153.
1 contributing site.Also known as:
The Barnsdall Main Street Well (also known as Indian Territory Illuminating Oil Company Well #20 Osage County) is a formerly active oil well in the middle of Main Street in the town of Barnsdall, Oklahoma. It is believed to be the only such oil well anywhere in the world. It was listed on the National Register of Historic Places (NRHP) on October 1, 1997, as part of the "Energy Related Resources in Northeastern Oklahoma Multiple Property Submission". According to signage at the site, the well was completed on March 18, 1914, with a depth of 1771 feet. It remained active until the 1960s.
(read more...)National Park Service documentation: https://catalog.archives.gov/id/86510391