[36] It is a single-runway airport. He settled first at Silver Lake, a natural lake south of the present city of Bartlesville. The post office was moved from "North Bartlesville" in 1899. January The railroad reached the town in 1899. Bartlesville's downtown revitalization efforts are in full swing, with many blocks of the National Register Historic District, and the catalyst project, the once burned out May Brothers and 1904 Buildings, coming to completion at the downtown's center. All rights reserved. July Bartles then provided the community with electricity, a telephone system and a water distribution system. Arguably one of the most comprehensive books on the subject is James Loewen’s 2005 Sundown Towns: A Hidden Dimension of American Racism. A special display honors Lance Corporal Thomas A. Blair, Oklahoma's first casualty during the Iraq War. [7], Jacob Bartles, son-in-law of Delaware chief Charles Journeycake, moved from Wyandotte County, Kansas, to Indian Territory in 1873. Ferguson, MO, was a sundown town between 1940 and 1960. The first newspaper, The Weekly Magnet, began publication in March 1895. 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He settled first at Silver Lake, a natural lake south of the present city of Bartlesville. Bartlesville Oklahoma is a popular destination thanks to its vibrant downtown area and music festivals. There were thousands of them. A Wall of Honor is inside Washington Park Mall, with names of service members listed on panels beside cabinets that display military artifacts, photos, story boards, POW/MIA listings, and other exhibits. So I kept digging. May It has terminal and fixed based operations and is owned by the City of Bartlesville. Ferguson was briefly a Sundown Town between 1940-1960. The original Kress Building has been taken over by Bartlesville Monthly Magazine and restored with the Frank Phillips Club on the first floor. [16], As of 2010 Bartlesville had a population of 35,750. It is Wright's only realized skyscraper, and one of only two vertically oriented Wright structures extant (the other is the S.C. Johnson Wax Research Tower in Racine, Wisconsin). [6] The Caney River runs through Bartlesville. [8], Development of the present city began after William Johnstone and George B. Keeler opened a general store on the south side of the Caney River in 1884. An activist group in Texas recently declared San Antonio a "sundown town" for Black residents and visitors, advising them to "reconsider travel" to the city. Hours Monday-Thursday 8-5 Friday 8-4 Bruce Goff designed Shin'enKan ("The House of the Far Away Heart") in 1956. Though there never was a “sundown” sign on the edge of town, Census records indicate that in 1890 there were 21 black people. HBO's "Lovecraft Country" has shed new light on a little-known part of history called sundown towns. Based on one of America's most baffling murder cases. In 1957, Bartlesville was the test site for the first experiment in pay cable television. In the early 1950s, the airport hosted commercial air transportation provided by Central Airlines. [11] According to the United States Census Bureau, the city has a total area of 21.1 square miles (54.6 km2), of which 21.1 square miles (54.6 km2) is land and 0.04 square miles (0.1 km2) (0.09%) is water. It is the county seat of Washington County. Full Movie Red Sundown Movie Streaming. Bartlesville is located at 36°44′50″N 95°57′34″W / 36.74722°N 95.95944°W / 36.74722; -95.95944 (36.747193, -95.959498). Hours Monday-Thursday 8-5 Friday 8-4 Bartlesville is familiar with both very hot conditions in the summer with a record high of 115 °F or 46.1 °C and with very cold conditions with a record of low of −28 °F or −33.3 °C. am/pm Career and technical training is provided by Tri County Technology Center, which offers several programs for high-school and adult students along with short-term courses. Bartlesville is served by the South Kansas & Oklahoma Railroad ("SKOL"), a shortline carrier of Watco headquartered in Pittsburg, Kansas. You can use the custom page to create a calendar for your own location if you know the latitude, longitude, and time zone of that location. In 1874, he opened a trading post and post office on Turkey Creek, in what is now East Bartlesville. If your research (or ours) convinces you that a town was a sundown town, consider helping it transcend its white supremacist past. Directed by Charles B. © 2021 Edwards Apps, Inc. The line comes into Washington County to the north from the nearby town of Caney, Kansas, then runs through Copan, Dewey, Bartlesville, Ochelata, Ramona, and Vera into Collinsville, Owasso, and Tulsa. The Bartlesville Barflies Barbershop Quartet were the inaugural champions of SPEBSQSA.[40]. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 85.1 males. In December 2018, Tri-County Tech was recognized for performance excellence as one of the recipients of the Malcolm Baldrige National Quality Award. March What exactly is a sundown town? [20][21] After ConocoPhillips formed, the combined company established a global systems and services office in Bartlesville. His ranch and retreat about 10 miles (16 km) southwest of Bartlesville is called Woolaroc (a portmanteau of the words woods, lakes, rocks). To: USA » Oklahoma » Bartlesville 201 SW Keeler Bartlesville, OK 74003 Phone: 918.336.8708 Fax: 918.337.0216 . In the city, the population was spread out, with 24.9% under the age of 18, 8.1% from 18 to 24, 24.8% from 25 to 44, 23.7% from 45 to 64, and 18.5% who were 65 years of age or older. October A sundown town is a community that for decades kept non-whites from living in it and was thus “all-white” on purpose. Bartlesville is served by two US Highways and one Oklahoma state highway: Intercity bus service is available through Jefferson Lines.[35]. Sundown towns are rare in the South but common in the rest of the country. The median age was 40 years. The town was surveyed and platted in 1898, and eighty acres were offered to the Atchison, Topeka and Santa Fe Railroad for a depot. [17][18], Oklahoma's first commercial oil well, the Nellie Johnstone, discovered oil on 15 April 1897 along a bank of the Caney River, near Bartlesville. Severe weather occurs most often in the spring months, and occurs with much less frequency throughout the rest of the year. November The Taliesin-designed Unity Square was built to unify the space between Price Tower (designed by Frank Lloyd Wright) and Bartlesville Community Center (designed by William Wesley Peters, apprentice and protege of Frank Lloyd Wright.) Frank Phillips's former home is a museum maintained by the Oklahoma Historical Society. Around 2018 the festival renamed itself OKM Music to signify that it was broadening its range beyond the predominantly classical music it had featured for much of its 33-year history. Jacob Bartles, son-in-law of Delaware chief Charles Journeycake, moved from Wyandotte County, Kansas, to Indian Territory in 1873. The city was split in half for several days, and the flood caused considerable property damage. Footnotes. The original Jane Phillips Memorial Hospital is about to undergo historic preservation for reuse as lofts, as downtown is so full of young professionals that the many developed historic lofts all have a long waiting list, and nearly 20 new retail and restaurant businesses have recently opened downtown, including Indian Coffee, Lubella's Boutique, and Hideaway Pizza. Month, Year If Edmond were to be the first city or town in Oklahoma to apologize for its “sundown” past, it would set a template for the rest of the … Runway 17/35 is a concrete runway that is 6,850' by 100'. FAQs – A writer for the Tacoma (Wash.) News Tribune said, "I never quite understood why the town where I spent my high school years wasn't named Phillipsburg. Some of these places may be counties or neighborhoods rather than towns. Oklahoma Wesleyan University, a private religious school affiliated with the Wesleyan Church, enrolls about 1,100 students at the main campus in Bartlesville, satellite locations, and online campuses. If your city, town, or other location of interest is not listed, contact us and we will add it. September This category lists populated places in the United States that at any point practiced a form of segregation known as a sundown town. It includes an arts and crafts show, a music festival, a kids festival, and a classic cars show. It is one of two places in Oklahoma where a Lenape Native American tribe lives, the other being Anadarko. Learn why sundown cities, towns, suburbs, and neighborhoods developed–and how they continue to shape the lives and relationships of black and white Americans today. Offering classes for all ages and skill. The river broke its banks again in June 2007, cresting five feet below the 1986 level. The average household size was 2.35 and the average family size was 2.89. Frank Phillips founded Phillips Petroleum in Bartlesville in 1905 when the area was still an Indian Territory. Although the term can mean many different things, it’s basically a place that isn’t welcoming to black people. Also note: some towns are *’d. He was never caught. An Oklahoma Indian Summer Festival[31] is held at the Community Center downtown each fall. Norman’s not a sundown town now,” said George. The company merged with Conoco as ConocoPhillips and later split into the two independent companies, Phillips 66 and ConocoPhillips. And the number of them scrambling to google “sundown town.” — Daddy Danger Wolf (@HeadSpaceTex) August 17, 2020 "Much like Watchmen was a lot of people's first exposure to Tulsa, I would not be surprised if tonight's Lovecraft Country was a lot of people's first exposure to Sundown Towns," wrote another. Bartlesville is the primary city of the Bartlesville Micropolitan area, which consists of Washington County and had a population of 51,843 in 2018. Hispanic or Latino of any race were 3.02% of the population. The city also hosts several annual festivals and shows, nearly all focused in the downtown. World-renowned musicians who have performed at OK Mozart include Itzhak Perlman, Joyce Yang, Joshua Bell, and André Watts. Sundown towns, sometimes known as sunset towns, are all-white municipalities or neighborhoods in the United States that practice racism in a form of segregation by enforcing restrictions excluding people of other races via some combination of racial, discriminatory local laws, intimidation, and violence.. [27] The Community Center also hosts the concerts presented by the Bartlesville Community Concert Association.[28]. The name derives from the posted and verbal warnings issued to Blacks that although they might be allowed … Read MoreSundown Towns Contact Us. About 17.3% of the population were below the poverty line. About 700 students attend the Rogers State University campus downtown. For the location, Bartlesville, Oklahoma, USA, set your calendar options then "Make Calendar". June See 37 photos and 1 tip from 697 visitors to Bartlesville, OK. "Good place for an MRI, if there is such a place for that!" [29] Sunfest[30] is the first weekend of June. Private schools in Bartlesville include St. John School, a Catholic school, Coram Deo Classical Academy, and the Wesleyan Christian School, which is affiliated with First Wesleyan Church. Was Pomona a sundown town right there in otherwise quaint Southern New Jersey? Pasco permitted blacks to live on the east of the train tracks. He maintains a database of potential sundown towns to this day. They are not suspected sundown towns but are listed for other reasons. In northeast Indiana, the city of Huntington has been documented as a confirmed Sundown Town on Loewen’s website. The per capita income for the city was $27,417. The switch to the BNSF Cherokee Subdivision is just west of North Greenwood Avenue in Tulsa. Bartlesville is notable as the longtime home of Phillips Petroleum Company. Kennewick was a sundown town, meaning that African Americans could not be within the city limits after dark. The river flooded in October 1986 as a result of unusually heavy rainfall. Pomona isn’t on there, but Cherry Hill, … Hoosiers is about one small Indiana sundown town defeating another in basketball; the key game is played in Jasper, a larger sundown town. Sunday December, Time style: Goshen, IN, and La Crosse, WI, discussed on this website, provide examples of places that have done so. Stocking quilt shop quality fabric, patterns and notions. The Caney River flows through Bartlesville, separating the downtown area from the east side. It holds one of the most complete private collections of Colt firearms in the world. The population density was 1,646.4 people per square mile (635.5/km2). The racial and ethnic composition of the population was 79.0% White (76.1% Non-Hispanic), 3.1% Black or African American, 8.7% Native American, 1.4% Asian (0.4% Indian, 0.3% Chinese, 0.2% Vietnamese), 2.1% reporting some other race, 5.7% reporting Two or more races and 5.9% Hispanic or Latino (4.5% Mexican, 0.3% Spanish or Spaniard, 0.2% Puerto Rican). 201 SW Keeler Bartlesville, OK 74003 Phone: 918.336.8708 Fax: 918.337.0216 . They were outlawed in 1968 by the Fair Housing Act.. The city served as the setting for much of Terrence Malick's 2012 film To the Wonder. Sundown Towns are all-white communities, neighborhoods, or counties that exclude Blacks and other minorities through the use of discriminatory laws, harassment, and threats or use of violence. Bartles then built a two-story general store and residence, and added a rooming house, a blacksmith shop and a livery stable. August Bartlesville is a city mostly in Washington County in the U.S. state of Oklahoma. A working ranch of 3,700 acres (1,500 ha), Woolaroc houses a museum exhibiting Phillips's extensive collections of Native American, western, and fine art. The population was 35,750 at the 2010 census, with a 2019 estimate of 36,144 according to the U.S. Census Bureau. Some students also attend Tulsa-area private high schools. Bartles then built a two-story general store and residence, and adde… The racial makeup of the city was 82.09% White, 3.20% African American, 7.18% Native American, 0.96% Asian, 0.02% Pacific Islander, 1.02% from other races, and 5.54% from two or more races. Other settlers soon moved into the immediate area, which was then called Bartles Town. Full Movie Red Sundown Streaming In HD with duration 81 Min and released on 1956-03-01 with MPAA rating is 2. [8], Bartlesville was originally a sundown town where African Americans were not allowed to live. February Subcategories. [37] Commercial air transportation is now available at Tulsa International Airport,[38] about 45 miles south.[39]. In 1880, Bartles moved his Turkey Creek post office to this town. The town was incorporated in Indian Territory in January 1897. The Conference Basketball tournament for The Great American Conference is hosted in Bartlesville. Sundown towns (1890-1968 ) were white-only towns in America where blacks and others were not allowed to live. Huntington Mayor Richard Strick said, while the city has come a long way, a lack of documentation can make having conversations about that time difficult and hard to relate the current environment to the city’s past. Nearly everything else in town was named after the Phillips Petroleum company or its founder".[25]. The property includes the Phillips family's lodge and mausoleum, along with a huge wildlife preserve with herds of American bison, elk, Texas longhorn cattle, water buffalo, zebra, and more than 20 other animal species. Bartlesville is the home of multiple other Goff buildings, a home for the Price Pipe and Supply Family by Frank Lloyd Wright, and numerous homes by the Kansas City architect Edward Buehler Delk,[33] most notably LaQuinta. Contact Us. Loewen said the Black population was thrown out by the white population. One sign in Hawthorne, California in the 1930s said, “Nigger, don’t let the sun … A second classic air show and festival is held in the fall. [34] They include six elementary (PreK-5) sites, Central and Madison middle schools (6-8), and the High School (9-12). A small portion of the city is in Osage County. The median income for a household in the city was $47,195, and the median income for a family was $56,432. In the following year, he bought a grist mill on the Caney River and modified it to produce flour. The line comes into Bartlesville from the north, crossing the trestle over the Caney River. "Sundown towns" were a real phenomena across the United States from 1890 to the years following Jim Crow, as town histories and housing policies continued to … Brief History of Sundown Towns. [26] Begun in 1985 as the "OK Mozart" International Festival, and organized around the music of Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart, the festival featured performances of classical music, jazz, light opera, and more. 29.5% of all households were made up of individuals, and 14.0% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. There are no Class 1 Railroads in Bartlesville or Washington County. As of the census[3] of 2000, there were 34,748 people, 14,565 households, and 9,831 families residing in the city. Built for Joe D. Price as his house and studio, it was destroyed by fire in December 1996. It continues southwest to the west of downtown and exits Bartlesville at the trestle to the south near East 23rd Street. The two companies combined employ or contract with more than 3,800 people in the area. [5] Bartlesville is 47 miles (76 km) north of Tulsa and 18 miles (29 km) south of the Kansas border. April By 2014, when racial conflict famously erupted there, it was 67% black, so it was certainly no longer a sundown town. One such town discussed prominently here is Anna, Illinois, whose name, … There were 14,565 households, out of which 30.1% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 54.9% were married couples living together, 9.7% had a female householder with no husband present, and 32.5% were non-families. This category has only the following subcategory. The line at one time had passenger service and the depot downtown on SW. Keeler Avenue at 2nd Street was a full-time passenger and freight depot. Bartlesville lies in Tornado Alley, meaning that severe weather, including tornadoes, can occur. Pierce. Bartlesville was originally a small town until the 1920’s-oil boom transformed the area. AM/PM There were 16,091 housing units at an average density of 762.4 per square mile (294.3/km2). Home to about 35,000 people, Bartlesville is a small city with a big heart — and big-city amenities as well. This line was the Atchison Topeka & Santa Fe until it merged with Burlington Northern to form the Burlington Northern & Santa Fe. Twenty years later, there were three. [29] Downtown Bartlesville Inc., the Bartlesville Redevelopment Trust Authority, the Bartlesville Convention & Visitors Bureau and the Bartlesville Development Authority work in tandem to promote this thriving "Next City".[32]. For years, Cullman and Arab in Alabama were considered sundown towns, often excluding the Black community from taking part in civic life after sunset or at all. Movie plot of : Best Red Sundown in HD Quality with movie synopsis "When his life is saved in a shootout by a fellow gunman whose life he in turn had saved, Alex Longmire promises to give up his way of life. Both companies have retained some operations in Bartlesville, but they have moved their corporate headquarters to Houston. [23] Chevron Phillips also has an office here. The name comes from signs at the edge of town warning blacks to leave by sundown. Home – On the calendar, latitude and longitude will be shown with the notation “not for navigational purposes.” See the Accuracy statement for the reason why. The story of a hooded, berserk killer who terrorized the border town of Texarkana, Arkansas in 1946--leaving no fewer than five murder victims in his wake. By 1907, the restriction had been lifted, and newspapers noted the town's first natural death of an African American, a man named Robert McGee.[9]. Bartlesville Public Schools are in the Bartlesville Public School District (BPSD), also known as Independent School District 30. [22] ConocoPhillips spun most of its operations not related to exploration and production to form a new company, Phillips 66, in 2012. By 1910, there were only two. However, even with this record of extremes, the climate of Bartlesville is considered humid subtropical (Köppen Cfa) with cool winters and hot summers, with the majority of precipitation falling in spring, between the months of April and June. 24-hour, Week starts on: Price Tower, designed by Frank Lloyd Wright, stands in downtown Bartlesville. Hence the name “sundown towns.” There is evidence this occurred in Bellingham. United Voice mission statement: A coalition of Oklahoma’s media outlets, brought together in a united voice to promote a healthy dialogue on race. For every 100 females, there were 90.3 males. Bartlesville Community Center. In 1874, he opened a trading post and post office on Turkey Creek, in what is now East Bartlesville. Sundown towns are racist communities that prevented African Americans—by illegal regulations, intimidation, or violence—from remaining in town after sunset. The nearby Bartlesville Community Center, designed by William Wesley Peters, one of Wright's students, hosts OKM Music, an annual week-long music event in June. If your city, town, or other location of interest is not listed, contact us and we will add it. Loewen said the separation was enforced by an overwhelmingly white police force which would ticket and harass Black motorists for passing through the town. Monday. 47 were here. The line was to be abandoned, leaving Bartlesville and Washington County without rail service. Downtown Bartlesville viewed from the Price Tower (2008), ‡This populated place also has portions in an adjacent county or counties. Between 1890 and … [19], Before its merger with Conoco, Phillips Petroleum Company had its headquarters in Bartlesville. In the following year, he bought a grist mill on the Caney Riverand modified it to produce flour. The headline of the September 4, 1957, issue of Variety read, "First-Run Films Now at Home". The term and concept started around the 1890s and continued through 1940s, even the 1970s in some places. With Ben Johnson, Andrew Prine, Dawn Wells, Jimmy Clem. Bartlesville Municipal Airport sits on the city's west side on US-60 in Osage County. Bypassed by the railroad, Jacob Bartles moved his store to Dewey, Oklahoma. [10] The Bartlesville Telemovie System debuted with the film The Pajama Game, starring Doris Day, and aired it to an audience of 300 homes. The city is also part of the Tulsa Combined Statistical Area, with a population of 1,151,172 in 2015. [24], Phillips Petroleum had a large presence in Bartlesville. Site Map Welcome to Bartlesville, OK A diverse city with a rich history in business and the arts, Bartlesville is located in Northeast Oklahoma, about 50 miles of easy highway driving north of Tulsa.
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