Woolaroc Draft Catalog 2-9-24

WOOLAROC MUSEUM

Woolaroc is a museum and wildlife preserve locat ed in the Osage Hills of Northeastern Oklahoma on Oklahoma State Highway 123 about 12 mi (19 km) southwest of Bartlesville, Oklahoma, and 45 mi (72 km) north of Tulsa, Oklahoma. Woolaroc was established in 1925 as the ranch retreat of oilman Frank Phillips. The ranch is a 3,700-acre (1,500 ha) wildlife preserve, home to over 30 different species of native and exotic wildlife, such as bison, elk and longhorn cattle. Woolaroc is also a museum with a collection of Western art and artifacts, American Indian material, and one of the largest collections of Colt firearms in the world. Also on display is Woolaroc, the aircraft that won the ill-fated Dole Air Race in 1927. Woolaroc features a nature trail and a living history area inviting visitors to experi ence the natural environment of Woolaroc, the life in a pre-Civil War 1840s mountain man camp.

The name Woolaroc is a portmanteau of the words woods, lakes, and rocks that are featured in the Osage Hills of northeast Oklahoma where Woola roc is located. The name was originally intended for the ranch house, but it soon became the name for the entire Frank Phillips ranch.

REVISION NEEDED

Brenda Morgan, Ghost of the Prairie

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