Ed Galloway's Totem Pole Park
1937Folk art environment near Foyil featuring the world's largest concrete totem pole at 90 feet, hand-built by retired art teacher Ed Galloway.
14.8 mi away
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Folk art environment near Foyil featuring the world's largest concrete totem pole at 90 feet, hand-built by retired art teacher Ed Galloway.
57 stories, landmarks & places within ~20 miles — the same local lore RoadyGoat plays as you drive through.
You're driving through Pryor Creek, a town that boomed thanks to World War II. Right here, during the war, the federal government built the massive Oklahoma Ordnance Works munitions plant. At its peak, this plant…
Right here in Pryor, Oklahoma, you're driving past the birthplace of Admiral Joseph James Clark, the U.S. Navy's first American Indian graduate of the Naval Academy! Born in 1893, Clark went on to a distinguished…
Right here in Mayes County, you're driving through a place that holds some of Oklahoma's earliest 'firsts.' Back in 1820, Union Mission was established near present-day Chouteau. This wasn't just any mission; it was the…
You're driving through Mayes County, right past the site of a massive World War II industrial powerhouse: the Oklahoma Ordnance Works. Back in 1941, as war loomed in Europe, the U.S. government needed to ramp up…
You're driving through Mayes County, Oklahoma, and right here, back in 1820, was the site of Union Mission. It was the first organized missionary effort in the region, established by Reverend Epaphras Chapman for the…
You're driving through eastern Oklahoma right now, likely on Highway 69, and you're following the path of the legendary Texas Road. Back in the 1800s, this was the main highway connecting the northern states to Texas,…
You're driving through Mayes County, near the Grand River, and right here is the Packard Site. Back in the 1960s, archaeologists digging before the Lake Hudson reservoir was built, found something amazing. Two…
You're driving through Mayes County, and right here near Chouteau is one of Oklahoma's most distinct communities: the Old Order Amish. They've been farming this land since 1910, drawing on traditions that go back to…
You're driving through Chouteau, a town born from the railroad in 1871. When the Missouri, Kansas and Texas Railway arrived, Chouteau became a terminus, and the first agent, Riley W. Lindsey, became the first settler.…
You're driving through Oklahoma, but the story of this land goes way back, long before statehood. Right here, near the Three Forks of the Arkansas River, Jean Pierre Chouteau established a permanent trading post in…
Right here, you're passing by the legacy of Oklahoma's first hydroelectric dam: the Pensacola Dam, also known as the Grand River Dam. Construction kicked off in 1938 and wrapped up in 1941, creating the massive Lake O'…
You're driving through Oklahoma, and right here, you're passing through a landscape that was once explored by none other than the famous American author, Washington Irving. Back in 1832, Irving, known for 'Rip Van…
You're driving past Salina, right where the Grand River meets Lake Hudson. This spot has a history stretching back to 1817, when Auguste Chouteau set up a trading post here. But it really got its name from the salt…
You're driving through Mayes County, near Salina, where Auguste Pierre Chouteau once ran the most powerful trading operation in Oklahoma. This "Colonel" Chouteau, son of a famous fur trader, learned the business early.…
You're driving through Adair, Oklahoma, a town with a wild past! Right here, back in 1892, the infamous Dalton gang pulled off a daring train robbery. They made off with thousands of dollars from an MK&T train, but…
You're driving through Mayes County, and right here, you're passing through Locust Grove. This town's name comes from a Civil War battle fought right in these locust thickets back in 1862. Federal troops surprised a…
You're driving past Locust Grove, Oklahoma, in Mayes County. Right here, on July 3rd, 1862, a surprise Union attack shattered Confederate hopes in the Cherokee Nation. Union troops under Colonel William Weer overwhelmed…
Right here, near present-day Mazie, you're passing through history's first mission and Indian school in Oklahoma. Established in 1820, Union Mission was a pioneering effort by the United Foreign Mission Society. It was…
Right here in Mayes County, you're driving past the site of Union Mission, Oklahoma's very first Protestant Christian mission, established way back in 1819. It was part of a nationwide spiritual revival, and…
You're driving through Strang, a town that sprang up thanks to the railroad. Back in 1913, surveyors laid out this townsite in anticipation of the Missouri, Oklahoma and Gulf Railway. An official from the railroad named…
Stand here, and you're standing on the very edge of a new era for Oklahoma. In 1820, this spot became home to Union Mission, the first Protestant mission in what was then called Indian Territory. A year later, a school…
You're driving through Oklahoma, and right here, you're passing through the hometown of a national sports legend! In <say-as interpret-as="date" format="y">1928</say-as>, Andy Payne, a Cherokee runner from near Foyil,…
You're driving through northeastern Oklahoma, and right here is the incredible Totem Pole Park near Foyil. This place is the lifelong work of Ed Galloway, a self-taught artist who moved to Oklahoma in 1914. After…
Right here in Oklahoma, you're driving past a testament to artistic vision that defied convention! We're talking about folk art, the creative spirit of everyday Oklahomans. Think unique paintings, handmade toys, even…
You're driving past Foyil, Oklahoma, right on historic Route 66. This town owes its start to Alfred Foyil, who became postmaster in 1890. His farmland became the townsite, and he owned the general store. By 1911, Foyil…
Folk art environment near Foyil featuring the world's largest concrete totem pole at 90 feet, hand-built by retired art teacher Ed Galloway.
You're driving through Mayes County, just north of Pensacola, on the old Texas Road. Right here, this spot on Cabin Creek was the site of two major Civil War battles. The first, in July of 1863, saw Union troops under…
Right here, you're driving past Pensacola, a town with roots stretching back to 1840! It started as a simple way station called Cabin Creek Crossing. During the Civil War, Union forces used it as a supply post, and the…
You're driving through Rogers County, and right here in Bushyhead is where Clem Rogers McSpadden was born in 1925. Now, you might not know the name, but you've likely heard his voice. McSpadden became rodeo's unofficial…
You're driving through northeastern Oklahoma, not far from where one of America's greatest baseball legends was born: Mickey Mantle. Born in Spavinaw in 1931, Mantle grew up in Commerce and became known as the 'Commerce…
Right here, in Spavinaw, Oklahoma, you're driving through a town with roots stretching back to 1829. Lewis Rogers, son of Captain John Rogers, set up shop here, building a mill, a distillery, and a salt works along…
Right here in Claremore, you're driving through a town that owes its start to a natural wonder. Back in 1903, while drilling for oil, they hit something unexpected: artesian mineral water! People flocked here, believing…
You're driving through Osage territory, and right here, you're passing through the ancestral lands of a powerful nation. Long before Oklahoma was even a state, the Osage people dominated this region. Around 1750, they…
Right here, near Claremore, is where Rollie Lynn Riggs was born back in 1899. He grew up to become one of America's most important playwrights, a poet, and a Hollywood scriptwriter. Riggs captured the spirit of…
You're driving near Claremore, Oklahoma, and right here is the site of the village of Black Dog, a powerful Osage chief. Born around 1780, his original name meant 'Dark Eagle' or 'Sacred Little One,' but he became known…
You're driving near Claremore, Oklahoma, and this town is named for a powerful Osage chief, Gra-mo'n, known to Americans as Claremore. He was a noted warrior who led the Arkansas Band of Osage. In 1817, his village, a…
Right here in Claremore, Oklahoma, you're passing through the hometown of a true music legend: Patti Page! Born Clara Ann Fowler in 1927, she got her start singing at a Tulsa radio station. When the main singer fell…
You're driving through northeastern Oklahoma, and right here in Rogers County, you're passing through a place that was once the site of a fierce battle. In 1817, the Osage and Cherokee tribes clashed violently at what…
You're driving through Claremore, Oklahoma, home of astronaut Stuart Roosa! Roosa was the command module pilot for Apollo 14, the third mission to land on the moon. While his crewmates walked on the lunar surface in…
You're driving past Claremore, Oklahoma, where renowned Delaware-Shawnee-Peoria artist Ruthe Blalock Jones was born in 1939. She started painting at age ten, and by thirteen, she was winning awards at the Philbrook…
You're driving through Claremore, Oklahoma, and right here, the Oklahoma Military Academy, once known as 'the West Point of the Southwest,' stood as a testament to national pride after World War I. Established in 1919,…
You're driving past Claremore, and right here is the site of what used to be the Oklahoma Military Academy. Established in 1919, the academy was born from a post-World War I desire to instill discipline in young men.…
You're driving through Claremore, Oklahoma, and right here is a place connected to a legend of Western swing music: Leon McAuliffe. Born in Texas, McAuliffe found his musical home in Oklahoma, joining Bob Wills and His…
Right here in Rogers County, you're passing through the land of Emmet Starr, a Cherokee physician and historian who dedicated his life to preserving his people's story. Born in 1870 in what was then the Cherokee Nation,…
You're driving through northeastern Oklahoma, passing through Claremore, home of Brad Carson. Carson, a member of the Cherokee Nation, served as Oklahoma's Second District U.S. representative from 2000 to 2004. He was a…
You're driving through Rogers County, not far from Sageeyah, where a brutal battle unfolded in October of 1817. This was the Battle of Claremore Mound. Western Cherokee warriors, allied with other tribes and even some…
Right here, you're passing through Big Cabin, a town that once declared itself the 'Hay Capital of the World!' Back in the early 1900s, a local farmer claimed more hay was shipped from Big Cabin between 1883 and 1910…
Claremore sits on a gentle rise, a subtle shift in elevation that sets it apart from the surrounding prairie. At just under 700 feet above sea level, the town gains a slightly broader view of the rolling landscape of…
Right here in Chelsea, you're driving through a town that started as a railroad stop back in 1881. It was named by an official for his hometown in England. Chelsea was incorporated under the Cherokee Nation in 1889, and…
You're driving through Rogers County, Oklahoma, and right here is a place tied to a significant Cherokee leader, J. Bartley Milam. Born in Texas in 1884, Milam grew up in Chelsea, Oklahoma. He became a successful…
You're driving through Rogers County, not far from Chelsea. Back in 1887, Edward Byrd, a Cherokee citizen, organized the United States Oil and Gas Company. He'd discovered an oil spring here a few years earlier and…
You're driving through Langley, right on the west end of the Pensacola Dam, the massive structure holding back Grand Lake. This whole project kicked off in 1935 and wrapped up in 1941, costing a whopping 22 million…
You're driving past Grand Lake Towne, a tiny community nestled on the shores of Grand Lake. What's interesting here is how it came to be. After the Pensacola Dam created this huge lake back in 1940, people started…
Commemorating the forced Cherokee removal of 1838. Multiple sites along the 5000-mile route.
You're driving past Inola, a town that once became the center of a major controversy over nuclear power. In the early 1970s, plans were announced for the Black Fox Nuclear Power Plant right here. The project sparked…
The world's largest totem pole at 90 feet. Hand-built folk art in rural Oklahoma.
Get ready to see something massive! This dam didn't just create a lake; it was a game-changer for Oklahoma. Back in the 1930s, folks dreamed of controlling the Grand River for power and to prevent floods. So, they built…