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3,145,585 (1990)(28) 3,450,654 (2000 est.) Land Area and (rank): 68,679 square miles (177,877 sq km) (19)
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Motto: "Labor omnia vincit" (Labor conquers all things) Union Member Since November 16, 1907 (46) Official State of Oklahoma Web Site www.state.ok.us  Scissortail Flycat From the Audubon Publication "Birds of America" Artist: John James Audubon, F. R. SS. L. & E. Used with expressed permission of: National Audubon Society, Inc. - All rights reserved Mega-Info in the City or Town are YOU are in! Simply click a letter below to get started! Click Below For Cities & Towns [ A | B | C | D | E | F | G | H | I | J | K | L | M ] [ N | O | P | Q | R | S | T | U | V | W | X | Y | Z ] Click Below For County Links [ A | B | C | D | E | F | G | H | I | J | K | L | M ] [ N | O | P | Q | R | S | T | U | V | W | X | Y | Z ]
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| Oklahoma's Flag - The Oklahoma state flag honors more than 60 groups of Native Americans and their ancestors. The blue field comes from a flag carried by Choctaw soldiers during the civil war. The center shield is the battle shield of an Osage warrior. It is made of buffalo hide and decorated with eagle feathers. Two symbols of peace lie across the shield. One is the calumet, or peace pipe. The other is an olive branch. Crosses on the shield are Native American signs for stars, representing high ideals. History of Oklahoma - - Francisco Vásquez de Coronado first explored the region for Spain in 1541. The U.S. acquired most of Oklahoma in 1803 in the Louisiana Purchase from France; the Western Panhandle region became U.S. territory with the annexation of Texas in 1845. Set aside as Indian Territory in 1834, the region was divided into Indian Territory and Oklahoma Territory on May 2, 1890. The two were combined to make a new state, Oklahoma, on Nov. 16, 1907. On April 22, 1889, the first day homesteading was permitted, 50,000 people swarmed into the area. Those who tried to beat the noon starting gun were called “Sooners,” hence the state's nickname. Oil made Oklahoma a rich state, but natural-gas production has now surpassed it. Oil refining, meat packing, food processing, and machinery manufacturing (especially construction and oil equipment) are important industries. Other minerals produced in Oklahoma include helium, gypsum, zinc, cement, coal, copper, and silver. Oklahoma's rich plains produce bumper yields of wheat, as well as large crops of sorghum, hay, cotton, and peanuts. More than half of Oklahoma's annual farm receipts are contributed by livestock products, including cattle, dairy products, and broilers. Tourist attractions include the National Cowboy Hall of Fame in Oklahoma City, the Will Rogers Memorial in Claremore, the Cherokee Cultural Center with a restored Cherokee village, the restored Fort Gibson Stockade near Muskogee, the Lake Texoma recreation area, Pari-Mutual horse racing at Remington Park in Oklahoma City, and Blue Ribbon Downs in Sallisaw. |
