Ed Galloway's Totem Pole Park
Ed Galloway's Totem Pole Park, Sculpture garden and folk art site in Foyil, Oklahoma.
Ed Galloway's Totem Pole Park is a sculpture garden and folk art site located in Foyil. The centerpiece is a 90-foot concrete structure decorated with 200 bas-relief images that rises from a large blue turtle base.
Art teacher Ed Galloway created this folk art environment over two decades beginning in 1937 after leaving his work instructing orphaned boys. His extended period of artistic creation transformed the rural property into a complete sculptural site.
The designs draw inspiration from National Geographic magazines and postcards rather than following traditional Native American patterns. Visitors can observe how Galloway incorporated these modern sources into his artistic work.
The park is free to visit and is maintained by the Rogers County Historical Society. The grounds offer picnic areas, and comfortable walking shoes are recommended to explore the various sculptures and structures.
Inside the eleven-sided Fiddle House structure, visitors encounter handcrafted wooden instruments and creative works that Galloway himself produced. This interior collection reveals his range as an artist beyond the central monument.
Location: Oklahoma
GPS coordinates: 36.43722,-95.44806
Latest update: December 6, 2025 17:42
Oklahoma offers destinations beyond the well-traveled routes. The state holds a biblical city replica built into a hillside, a roadside blue whale large enough to climb, a Western museum with roaming bison and elk, and a park filled with hand-carved totem poles. Natural formations add depth to this list, including caverns lined with alabaster, red-rock canyons, waterfalls, and thermal springs. Some parks preserve sand dunes, forests, and lakes that provide space for hiking and water recreation. The region's history appears in frontier forts, homes of settlers and oil barons, and museums dedicated to the indigenous nations of the area. The collection includes galleries of Western and Native American art, natural history exhibits with fossil discoveries, and a museum holding the largest private arms collection in the country. Architectural examples range from preserved Victorian mansions to a 1950s tower now serving as an arts center.
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