Ed Galloway created Oklahoma’s Totem Pole Park, a distinctive attraction near Route 66.
Galloway was a self-taught artist and craftsman who built the park near Foyil, Oklahoma. Its central feature is a monumental concrete totem pole decorated with colorful designs and sculpted figures. The park also includes additional structures and artworks made from materials such as concrete, steel, and glass.
Construction began in the 1930s and continued over many years. The work reflects Galloway’s interest in Native American-inspired imagery, craft, and large-scale folk art, although it is a personal artistic interpretation rather than a tribal cultural monument.
Visitors sometimes attribute the park to a professional architect or to a Native American nation. The documented creator was Ed Galloway, whose individual vision made the site an unusual and memorable stop in northeastern Oklahoma’s Route 66 region.