Jacob Bartles, son-in-law of Delaware chief Charles Journeycake, moved from Wyandotte County, Kansas, to Indian Territory in 1873. He settled first at Silver Lake, a natural lake south of the present city of Bartlesville. … See more

According to the United States Census Bureau, the city has a total area of 21.1 square miles (54.6 km ), of which 21.1 square miles (54.6 … See more

Oklahoma's first commercial oil well, the Nellie Johnstone, discovered oil on 15 April 1897 along a bank of the Caney River, near Bartlesville.
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Transportation
Bartlesville is served by two US Highways and one Oklahoma state highway:
• US-75 is the primary north-south US highway through Bartlesville and Washington County.
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As of the census of 2000, there were 34,748 people, 14,565 households, and 9,831 families residing in the city. The population density was 1,646.4 inhabitants per square mile … See more

Oklahoma Wesleyan University, a private religious school affiliated with the Wesleyan Church, enrolls about 1,100 students at the main … See more

• Boots Adams, business executive and civic philanthropist of Bartlesville, Oklahoma
• Bud Adams, owner of the Tennessee Titans; … See more