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Dr John Charles Willard Bland

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Dr John Charles Willard Bland

Birth
Centerville, Appanoose County, Iowa, USA
Death
2 Jan 1928 (aged 68)
Tulsa, Tulsa County, Oklahoma, USA
Burial
Tulsa, Tulsa County, Oklahoma, USA GPS-Latitude: 36.1493413, Longitude: -95.9779879
Plot
Section 3 Block 150 Grave 1
Memorial ID
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Dr. JCW Bland along with Fred Clinton drilled the first Oil Well in Tulsa County The Sue A Bland #1 on June 25, 1901. This well brought the first nation wide publicity and oil boom to Tulsa and the Indian Territory.
He was also the first college Educated Doctor in Tulsa County.
Dr. JCW Bland along with Fred Clinton drilled the first Oil Well in Tulsa County The Sue A Bland #1 on June 25, 1901. This well brought the first nation wide publicity and oil boom to Tulsa and the Indian Territory.
He was also the first college Educated Doctor in Tulsa County.


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