Originally named Bigheart, after the chief of the Osage Indians, Barnsdall is now named after oilman T.N. Barnsdall. The Bigheart Museum houses artifacts from the city's oilfield days, and Cherokee and Osage Nation artifacts.
Barnsdall, OK Museums"Ripley's believe It Or Not" calls it the world's only oil well in the middle of Main Street.
Barnsdall, OK One Of A KindsThis historical site is the state's first non-commercial well. ...
Washington Cove and Post Oak Parks have class A camping with full facilities. Washington Cove is looked after by Gate Attenda...
The shoreline surrounding is controlled by the US Army Corp of Engineers, and is habitat to various types of wildlife from ra...