Tulsa’s Golden Driller has been standing tall in midtown since 1966. At 76 feet, the statue towers over Expo Square and is a popular spot with tourists, with a history you might not be familiar ...

A much smaller, papier-mâché Golden Driller had been part of a display for the Mid-Continent Supply Company at the 1953 International Expo. And the Fort Worth-based company brought a second ...