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Article: Businessman began company amid oil boom in Bartlesville: Centennial countdown: Frank Phillips.
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- Daily Oklahoman (Oklahoma City, OK)
- Article date:
- April 1, 2007
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Byline: Brandy McDonnell
Apr. 1--More than 50 years after his death, Frank Phillips' name can be found all over Bartlesville, from the local airfield to a highway to the city's main boulevard. The ranch getaway, neo-classical mansion and oil company he built remain vibrant and sound. "He left quite a great legacy, and that legacy's going to be around forever," said Jim Goss, director and curator of the Frank Phillips Home. Phillips was born Nov. 28, 1873, in Scotia, Neb., to Lewis and Lucinda "Josie" Phillips. He was the third of their 10 children and the oldest boy. The couple moved to the Nebraska homestead from Iowa shortly before he was born, ...
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