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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] It was named after the 19th-century Osage chief, Paw-Hiu-Skah, which means "White Hair" in English. [5]
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]
The Drummond family is an American ranching family from Oklahoma. The family is one of the largest land-owning families in the state of Oklahoma and the United States. In 2017, the family owned 433,000 acres according to The Land Report magazine. In 2022, the family was the largest land-owning family in Osage County, owning about 9% of the county.
36°24′55″N 96°23′40″W / 36.41536°N 96.39435°W / 36.41536; -96.39435 (Bank of Hominy) Hominy. Two-story commercial building built in 1906. 4. Barnsdall Main Street Well Site. Barnsdall Main Street Well Site. October 1, 1997. (#97001153) West of the junction of State Highway 11 and Main St.
The Osage Tribal Museum, c. 1980s. 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]
The Joseph H. Williams Tallgrass Prairie Preserve, in Osage County, Oklahoma near Foraker, Oklahoma, is the largest protected tract of tallgrass prairie in the world. . Managed by The Nature Conservancy, the preserve contains 39,650 acres (160 km 2) owned by the Conservancy and another 6,000 acres (24 km 2) leased in what was the original tallgrass region of the Great Plains that stretched ...
Bluestem Lake. / 36.705472°N 96.4191833°W / 36.705472; -96.4191833. Bluestem Lake is a reservoir in Osage County, Oklahoma, and is home to the world famous Plan B Yacht Club, it's about 4.5 miles (7.2 km) northwest of Pawhuska. Alternate names are City of Pawhuska Lake and Pawhuska Lake. [ 2] It covers the convergence of Middle Bird ...
George W. Parsons (c. 1845–1931) was a photographer in Pawhuska, Oklahoma, who photographed the Osage. [1][2][3][4] The Newberry Library in Chicago has a collection of his photographs. [5] The National Museum of American History has a collection of his photographs. [6] His work is also in the Gilcrease Museum. [7]