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Bartlesville (bär`təlzvĭl), city (1990 pop. 34,256), seat of Washington co., NE Okla., on the Caney River; inc. 1897. It is a distribution center for a ranching and rich oil-producing area. Petroleum production, marketing, and research have been major enterprises since the first well was tapped in 1897. Of interest are the Price Tower, a concrete and glass building with cantilevered floors, designed by Frank Lloyd Wright Wright, Frank Lloyd, 1867–1959, American architect, b. Richland Center, Wis. Wright is widely considered the greatest American architect. After studying civil engineering at the Univ. ..... Click the link for more information. , with its arts center; and the Nellie Johnstone oil well, a replica of the first commercial oil well in the state. A U.S. Bureau of Mines energy research center is in the city. How to thank TFD for its existence? Tell a friend about us, add a link to this page, add the site to iGoogle, or visit webmaster's page for free fun content. |
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Bartlesville, Oklahoma Fort Smith, Arkansas Bulletin Volume Applicant Date of Approval and Page Banc One Corporation, September 14, 1998 84,961 Columbus, Ohio BankBoston Corporation, August 24, 1998 84,849 Boston, Massachusetts The Bank of East Asia, Ltd. About 850 employees and 100 full-time contract personnel will be cut from Bartlesville, OK, and 150 others from the Houston office and elsewhere will be cut. With the spacing for an additional 232 drilling locations on the Bartlesville formation alone, the property will continue to expand far into the future. |
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