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Bartlesville: A Diverse City

Tuesday, November 22nd, 2016

Bartlesville’s History In 1873, Jacob Bartles, a Civil War veteran, saw business opportunity in Indian Territory. He married Nannie Journeycake Pratt, the daughter of the Delaware Indian Chief Charles Journeycake. They settled in the Caney River valley at Silver Lake.  In 1875, he moved north to establish a trading post on Turkey Creek.  He bought a […]