HWY 60 NAMED OKLAHOMA’S NEWEST SCENIC BYWAY
“OSAGE HERITAGE TRAIL BYWAY”
April 26, 2008, Pawhuska, OK … In celebration of becoming Oklahoma’s newest scenic byway, the Osage Nation looks forward to sharing this exciting milestone Saturday, April 26, 2008 with the public, the Oklahoma Byways, Pawhuska and their neighboring communities of Bartlesville and Ponca City. The day’s activities will begin at 10 am with the official Ribbon Cutting & Dedication at noon in Downtown Pawhuska. A tasting of a traditional Osage Feast will take place at the Osage Agency Campus, 813 Grandview. (Turn north off HWY 60 on Grandview, top of the hill) from 1 to 3 p.m. Located in northern Oklahoma, the Osage Heritage Trail Byway (HWY 60) runs east and west joining the gateway communities of Ponca City and Bartlesville. Forty-five miles east of Ponca City and 28 miles west of Bartlesville sits Pawhuska; capital of the Osage Nation and home to the Osage Nation Campus. Families and groups of all ages should come prepared to experience seventy miles of Oklahoma’s most unique and beautiful landscape which houses wild horses and buffalo; hills that were used as hideouts in the twenties and thirties by gangsters; and a Million Dollar Elm Tree that provided shade for Oil barons such as Frank Phillips, Harry Sinclair and lean Paul Getty. Whether you choose to start in Ponca City, Pawhuska or Bartlesville each community will spotlight three attractions which best depicts their community’s story. Re-enactments and storytelling will also be featured on Ponca City & Bartlesville legends. Participants will be given a souvenir passport at the beginning of their journey; passports must be presented to enter the featured attractions FREE. Those who receive three stamps, any combination, will be eligible to enter the drawing for prizes. Featured attractions include: In Pawhuska: The Osage Tribal Museum (819 Grandview), the Cathedral of the Osage (1314 Lynn Ave.) and Constantine Theatre (110 W. Main); In Ponca City – Marland Mansion (901 Monument Rd.), Standing Bear Statue & Standing Bear Native American Memorial Park (Northwest corner of Highways 60 and 177), Pioneer Woman (4th Street (Highway 177) and Lake Road); In Bartlesville – Frank Lloyd Wright’s Price Tower (510 Dewey Avenue), Frank Phillips Home (1107 S Cherokee Ave), and the Nellie Johnston Oil Derrick (200 N Cherokee in Johnstone Park). These are only a few of the treasures you’ll experience along HWY 60 so everyone is encouraged to visit all three towns and everything in between for a fun sample of Oklahoma’s unique and grand history. Admission: Passport. Please call Caroline Hogan, Osage Nation Tourism at 918-948-5860 if you have questions or desire additional information.