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| ID Number |
89001962 |
| Historic Name |
NANCY TAYLOR #1 OIL WELL SITE |
| Description of Significance |
THE NANCY TAYLOR NO. 1 OIL WELL SITE NEAR HASKELL, OKLAHOMA WAS CRUCIAL TO THE EARLY FINANCIAL SUCCESS OF J. PAUL GETTY, CO-FOUNDER OF ONE OF THE LARGEST INDEPENDENT OIL OPERATING COMPANIES IN U.S. HISTORY. THE NANCY TAYLOR NO. 1 WAS THE FIRST OIL WELL DRILLED BY GETTY AND ITS SALE IN 1916 FURNISHED THE CAPITAL WHICH ENABLED HIM TO QUICKLY BECOME A SUCCESSFUL INDEPENDENT OIL OPERATOR. HE BECAME A MILLIONAIRE BY JUNE OF 1916. THE SUCCESS OF THIS WELL GENERATED A BOOM IN DRILLING ACTIVITY IN THE AREA. THE SITE CONSISTS OF A WELL CASING HEAD, AN ELEVATED WOODEN TANK AND PLATFORM, A SLUSH PIT, AND AN ELEVATED METAL WALKWAY. LISTED IN NATIONAL REGISTER 11/15/1989. |
| Current Name |
THE JAMES LEASE |
| Address |
HASKELL LAKE ROAD WEST OF US-64 |
| City |
HASKELL VICINITY |
| County |
MUSKOGEE |
| Lot |
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| Block |
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| Current Section |
20 |
| Township |
16N |
| Range |
15E |
| Type |
SITE |
| Historic Function |
INDUSTRY/PROCESSING/EXTRACTION: EXTRACTIVE FACILITY |
| Current Function |
INDUSTRY/PROCESSING/EXTRACTION: EXTRACTIVE FACILITY |
| Area Signficance 1 |
INDUSTRY |
| Area Significance 2 |
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| Date Prepared |
MAY 31, 1989 |
| Year Built |
1915-1916 |
| Original Site |
YES |
| Architect/Builder |
N/A |
| Architectural Style |
N/A |
| Roof Material |
N/A |
| Wall Material |
N/A |
| Window Material |
N/A |
| Door Material |
N/A |
| Decorative Details |
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| Condition |
UNCOLLECTED |
| Comments |
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| Restricted |
N |
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