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Pawhuska (Osage: 𐓄𐓘𐓢𐓶𐓮𐓤𐓘, hpahúska, lit.: White Hair ; Chiwere : Paháhga ) is a city in and the county seat of Osage County, Oklahoma , United States. [ 4 ] As of the 2020 census , the population of the city was 2,984. [ 3 ]
The first White Hair, Paw-Hiu-Skah, Pahuska, or Pawhuska, was born about 1763 and died about 1809. [1] The town of Pawhuska, Oklahoma is named for him. He was the chief of the Thorny-Valley people, a division of the Osage people. [2] In 1791, Pawhuska is reputed to have fought against American troops under Arthur St. Clair in Ohio. [3]
Location of Osage County in Oklahoma. This is a list of the National Register of Historic Places listings in Osage County, Oklahoma. This is intended to be a complete list of the properties and districts on the National Register of Historic Places in Osage County, Oklahoma, United States. The locations of National Register properties and ...
Osage County is the setting of Oklahoma native Tracy Letts's play August: Osage County (2007), which won the Pulitzer Prize for Drama and a Tony Award in 2008, and the 2013 movie adaptation of the same name which stars Meryl Streep. Filming took place in rural Osage County, including Pawhuska, Barnsdall and Bartlesville.
Located in Pawhuska, Oklahoma, the Osage Nation Museum [82] provides interpretations and displays of Osage history, art, and culture. The continuously changing exhibits convey the story of the Osage people throughout history and celebrate Osage culture today.
The Osage Nation Museum (ONM) in Pawhuska, Oklahoma, [1] is devoted to Osage history, art, and culture. Highlights include an extensive photograph collection, historical artifacts, and traditional and contemporary art. Founded in 1938, the ONM is the oldest tribally owned museum in the United States. [2]
Immaculate Conception Church is a historic Roman Catholic church building at 1314 Lynn Avenue in Pawhuska, Oklahoma. It was built in 1910 and added to the National Register in 1979. It was built in 1910 and added to the National Register in 1979.
The Million Dollar Elm was an elm tree in Pawhuska, Oklahoma. [1] The tree was the site of auctions for oil leases for Osage County, since mineral rights for the county are owned by the Osage Nation. [2] The first auction was held in November 1912 with Colonel Ellsworth Walters serving as the official auctioneer. [1]