I went on an historical tour of Turkey Mountain yesterday and we came upon this old wagon wheel. I have seen it many times and photographed it a bunch. It was found submerged in an adjacent pond and was discovered when some people who were staging an adventure race on Turkey Mountain years ago did some practice swims in the pond and their legs hit the wheel. They got a tow truck out there and pulled this up.
They say it is part of a wagon used in the early day oilfield on Turkey Mountain. Way back when they actually put oil in barrels and hauled to the nearby refineries on wagons.
The tour guide said it was the most instagrammed wagon wheel in Tulsa. Looking in my archives I see that I have twenty six photos of it. It is very photogenic don’t you think?
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Uy cuanta historia y si es una rueda fotogenica. Te mando un beso.
Gee, I never thought of oil being haul that way.
Coffee is on and stay safe
I’m glad it got pulled out of the water, someone needs to put it back together again.
Rustic wagon wheel shadow shot and macro shot of it ~ Great! ~ Xo
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A ShutterBug Explores,
aka (A Creative Harbor)
I like it. Every time I’d pass something like this, I know I would take another bunch of photos. It would be hard to resist. Glad it was found and taken out of the water.
Love the wheel and the story.