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The following is a timeline of the history of the city of Tulsa, Oklahoma, United States.

1800s

  • 1826 - Creek Indians began to settle town of Tulasi after their expulsion from the Southeastern United States.
  • 1861 - Battle of Chusto-Talasah - Civil War skirmish to north of Tulsa
  • 1878 - First post office established at Perryman ranch.
  • 1882 - Atlantic & Pacific Railroad tracks laid from Vinita.
  • 1884 - Presbyterian church founded a mission day school that became the first public school after Tulsa was incorporated.
  • 1893 - Indian Republican began publication as first newspaper.
  • 1887 - Tulsa founded.
  • 1896 - Town incorporated.
  • 1898 -
    • Edward E. Calkins becomes first mayor.
    • Population reported as 1,100.
  • 1899 -
    • First mass said at Holy Family Church.
    • Robert H. Hall built the first telephone system in Tulsa, serving 80 subscribers.

1900s

1900s-1940s

  • 1900
    • Commercial Club of Tulsa formed.
    • Population: 1,390.
  • 1901 - Oil discovered at Red Fork, near Tulsa, starting oil boom.
  • 1902 - Tulsa chartered as a city.
  • 1903 - Telephone system sold to Indian Territory Telephone Company.
  • 1904
    • Tulsa annexed North Tulsa.
    • First Tulsa bridge built across Arkansas River.
    • Pumping plant built to deliver Arkansas River water to consumers via piping system.
    • Indian Territory Telephone Company bought by Pioneer Company
  • 1905
    • Tulsa World newspaper begins publication.
    • Oil discovered at Glenn Pool near Tulsa.
    • First two public schools built.
  • 1906
    • Tulsa Hospital opens (would close after WWI).
    • Trolley begins operating.
    • Tulsa High School built.
    • Oklahoma Natural Gas Company, now named OneOK, founded.
  • 1907
    • Tulsa becomes part of the new U.S. state of Oklahoma, and county seat of newly formed Tulsa County.
    • Henry Kendall College moved from Muskogee to Tulsa.
    • Population: 7,298.
  • 1908 - Commission form of government adopted.
  • 1909
  • 1910
    • Tulsa County Court House built.
    • Population: 18,182.
    • Exchange National Bank founded after failure of Farmers' National Bank.
    • Texaco builds first oil refinery in West Tulsa.
    • Oil & Gas Journal headquartered in Tulsa.
    • Area of city: 3.5 square miles.
    • Hotel Brady annex and Tulsa Hotel were built.
  • 1913
  • 1914
  • 1915
    • Oklahoma Hospital established.
    • Chamber of Commerce active.
  • 1916 - Carnegie library opens, forerunner of the Tulsa Public Library system.
  • 1918
    • Morningside Hospital opened.
    • Cosden Building constructed, considered first "skyscraper" in city.
  • 1920
    • Henry Kendall College becomes University of Tulsa.
    • Tulsa Tribune newspaper in publication.
    • Population: 72,075.
  • 1921
  • 1922
  • 1923
    • First International Petroleum Exposition.
    • Major flood of Arkansas River heavily damages Tulsa water purification plant and causes its relocation to a site near Mohawk Park.
  • 1924
    • Spavinaw Dam built.
    • Tulsa Community Fund established.
    • St. Johns Hospital opened.
    • Southwestern Bell Telephone Company constructs Main Dial System Building.
  • 1925 - Mayo Hotel built.
  • 1926 - Tulsa State Fair grounds in use.
  • 1927
    • Red Fork becomes part of Tulsa.
    • Tulsa Civic Symphony active.
    • Goodwill Industries of Tulsa incorporated.
    • Tulsa Zoo opens.
  • 1928
    • Carbondale becomes part of Tulsa.
    • Tulsa Municipal Airport dedicated.
    • Spartan Aircraft Company in business.
    • Spartan School of Aeronautics established.
    • Philtower Building constructed.
  • 1929
  • 1930
  • 1931
  • 1932
    • Tulsa Fairgrounds Pavilion (arena) built.
    • Waite Phillips donated his home to become Philbrook Art Museum.
  • 1934 - National Conference of Christians and Jews Tulsa chapter founded.
  • 1938 - Webster High School opens.
  • 1939
    • Morningside Hospital reorganized and renamed as Hillcrest Hospital.
    • Philbrook Art Center opens.
    • Will Rogers High School built.
  • 1940 – Population: 142,157.
  • 1941 - Air Force builds bomber plant at Tulsa Airport.
  • 1943 - Oklahoma Hospital becomes Oklahoma Osteopathic Hospital.
  • 1946 - American Airlines opens aircraft maintenance facility at Tulsa Airport.
  • 1948 - Tulsa Opera and Tulsa Philharmonic founded.
  • 1949
    • Dawson becomes part of city.
    • KOTV begins broadcasting.

1950s-1990s

2000s

Images for kids

  • TulsaWorld1906

    Tulsa World Publishing building in 1906

  • Downtown Tulsa, 1908

    Downtown Tulsa, looking east on 2nd Street from Main Street, 1908.

  • TulsaCityOffices1909

    Tulsa City Hall in 1909

  • Tulsa OK Map 1920

    Map of Tulsa in 1920

  • Tulsa Performing Arts Center

    Tulsa Performing Arts Center(PAC)

  • Woody Guthrie Center

    Exterior of Woody Guthrie Center in the Brady Arts District of Tulsa, Oklahoma.

  • IndianTerritory

    Indian Territory, Eastern part of present-day Oklahoma.

  • Tulsa Skyline

    Tulsa's skyline from Central Park in 2008.

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