Barnsdall Main Street Well Site

Infobox_nrhp | name =Barnsdall Main Street Well Site
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caption =Oil Well in middle of Main Street, Barnsdall, Oklahoma.
location= Barnsdall, Oklahoma
lat_degrees = 36 | lat_minutes = 33 | lat_seconds = 41.93 | lat_direction = N
long_degrees = 96 | long_minutes = 9 | long_seconds = 56.57 | long_direction = W
area =
built =1914
architect=
architecture= Other
added = October 01, 1997
governing_body = Local
mpsub=Energy-Related Properties in Northeastern Oklahoma MPS
refnum=97001153 cite web|url=http://www.nr.nps.gov/|title=National Register Information System|date=2007-01-23|work=National Register of Historic Places|publisher=National Park Service] The Barnsdall Main Street Well (also know as Indian Territory Illuminating Oil Company Well #20 Osage County) is an 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 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.

References

* [http://www.cr.nps.gov/nr/listings/971114.htm NRHP listing notice]
* [http://www.ocgi.okstate.edu/shpo/shpopic.asp?id=97001153 Oklahoma State Historical Presevation Office entry]