Oklahoma: The Sooner State

• Capital: Oklahoma City
• Major Cities:
  • Tulsa
  • Lawton
• Major Geographical Features
  • Great Plains
  • Ozark Plateau
  • Ouachita Mountains
  • Wichita Mountains
  • Red River
  • Canadian River
  • Arkansas River
  • Lake Texoma
• National Parks: none
• 1803: Present-day Oklahoma is acquired in the Louisiana Purchase
• 1834: Established as a Native American territory
• 1889: Opened to non-indigenous settlers
• 1907: Oklahoma becomes the 46th state
• 1930s: Drought comes about because of the Dust Bowl
  • Many people left Oklahoma, like the Joad Family in Grapes of Wrath
• 1995: The Federal Building in Oklahoma City is bombed
  • This was the worst terrorist attack on US soil until September 11, 2001
• Motto: "Labor conquers all things"
• Name Meaning: "Red People" in Choctaw
• Industries:
  • Wheat
  • Electric Parts
  • Transportation
  • Petroleum
  • Cattle
  • Machinery
  • Natural Gas
• The westernmost county, Cimarron County, borders four states
• Home to 760 Native American tribes
  • 2nd largest Native American population
• There is an operating oil well on capital grounds
• Famous People
  • Mickey Mantle
  • Chuck Norris
  • Brad Pitt
  • Jim Thorpe
  • Dr. Phil