Black Gold Casino

Black Gold Casino
Black Gold Casino in Oklahoma
Black Gold Casino is located in Oklahoma
Black Gold Casino
Black Gold Casino
Location in south central Oklahoma
Black Gold Casino is located in the United States
Black Gold Casino
Black Gold Casino
Black Gold Casino (the United States)
Location
Address 288 Mulberry Lane
Total gaming space3,744 square feet (347.8 m2)
Casino typeLand
OwnerChickasaw Nation
Previous namesWilson Travel Plaza
Coordinates34°10′19″N 97°24′50″W / 34.17207°N 97.413812°W / 34.17207; -97.413812 (Black Gold Casino)
WebsiteBlack Gold Casino

Black Gold Casino is a Native American gaming syndicate operated and owned by the Chickasaw Nation in the state of Oklahoma. The casino is adjacent to U.S. Route 70 in Oklahoma bearing due north of Wilson, Oklahoma within Oklahoma administrative division of Carter County.[1] The casino establishment offers provisions by the adjoining Chickasaw Travel Stop (CTS) providing travel necessities and a cultural native Chickasaw smokeshop.[2]

Architectural Signage

The Black Gold Casino is perceptive from the roadway by the stature of an oil derrick constructed with structural steel forming a four stilt steel derrick. The casino architectural signage is illustrative of the early 20th century wooden drilling rig derrick once populating the south central Oklahoma landscape. The black gold commodity was discovered in luxuriant abundance at the Healdton and Hewitt oilfields in Carter County, Oklahoma during the 1910s.[3][4]

The Healdton Oil Field Bunk House was built in 1923 as housing for boomchasers or wildcatter workers employed at the oil field lease sites.[5] The south Oklahoma oil field bunk house is recognized on the National Register of Historic Places and is in a close vicinity of Wilson, Oklahoma.[6]

Black Gold Casino oil derrick replica

See also

References

  1. ^ O'Dell, Larry. "Carter County". The Encyclopedia of Oklahoma History and Culture. Oklahoma Historical Society.
  2. ^ "Chickasaw Travel Stop (CTS)". Adventure Road Travel Partner. Chickasaw Nation.
  3. ^ "Healdton Field". The Encyclopedia of Oklahoma History and Culture. Oklahoma Historical Society.
  4. ^ "Hewitt Field". The Encyclopedia of Oklahoma History and Culture. Oklahoma Historical Society.
  5. ^ "Healdton Oil Field Bunk House ~ NRIS 85002518". National Register Digital Assets ~ National Park Service. U.S. Department of the Interior.
  6. ^ "Healdton Oil Field Bunk House ~ NR 85002518" (PDF). National Park Service. U.S. Department of the Interior.