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Just a few OKLAHOMA FACTS:
THE NAME "OKLAHOMA" IS DERIVED FROM TWO CHOCTAW WORDS; "HOMA" MEANING "RED" AND "OKLA' MEANING "PEOPLE"
OKLAHOMA IS THE ONLY STATE WITH AN OIL WELL DRILLED DIRECTLY UNDERNEATH ITS STATE CAPITOL BUILDING.
OKLAHOMA HAS THE WORLD'S LARGEST POPULATION OF AMERICAN INDIANS.
THE "NELLIE JOHNSTONE NUMBER ONE" IN BARTLESVILLE WAS THE FIRST COMMERCIAL OIL WELL IN OKLAHOMA.
"WHERE THE RED FERN GROWS", "UHF" , "THE OUTSIDERS", "RAINMAN", "TWISTER", "NEAR DARK", "FAR AND AWAY", "PHENOMENON", "ELIZABETHTOWN", "THE FRIGHTENERS", "DILLINGER", "ALL-AMERICAN MURDER" AND "RUMBLEFISH" ARE JUST SOME OF THE MOVIES FILMED IN OKLAHOMA.
The WORLD'S LARGEST GUN MUSEUM IS LOCATED IN CLAREMORE, OKLAHOMA.
The PRICE TOWER, THE TALLEST BUILDING EVER BUILT BY FRANK LLOYD WRIGHT IS LOCATED IN BARTLESVILLE, OKLAHOMA.
THE WORLD'S ONLY CENTER OF MAIN STREET OIL WELL IS LOCATED IN BARNSDALL, OKLAHOMA.
MANY OIL COMPANIES WERE FOUNDED IN OKLAHOMA, INCLUDING CITIES SERVICE, GETTY, PHILLIPS, CONOCO, SINCLAIR AND KERR-McGEE.
SOME OF THE OTHER COMPANIES FOUNDED OR HEADQUARTERED IN OKLAHOMA INCLUDE: BANCFIRST, BRAUMS, CARLISLE, CENTURY MARTIAL ARTS, DEVON ENERGY, DOLESE, FEED THE CHILDREN, HALLIBURTON, HOBBY LOBBY, KEN'S PIZZA, LOVE'S COUNTRY STORES, MAZZIO'S PIZZA, OGE ENERGY, ONEOK, QUICKTRIP, ROCKETPLANE KISTLER, SIMPLE SIMON'S PIZZA, SONIC, STILLWATER DESIGNS, TACO BUENO, WILLIAMS COMPANIES AND ZEBCO.
THERE ARE MORE MILES OF DRIVABLE ROAD ON OLD ROUTE 66 IN OKLAHOMA THAN IN ANY OTHER STATE.
THERE ARE MORE MAN-MADE LAKES AND MORE MILES OF SHORELINE IN OKLAHOMA THAN IN ANY OTHER STATE INCLUDING CALIFORNIA'S PACIFIC COAST, TEXAS' GULF COAST OR FLORIDA'S ATLANTIC AND GULF COASTS!
OKLAHOMA FIRSTS:
THE FIRST BOY SCOUT TROOP IN AMERICA WAS FORMED IN 1909 IN PAWHUSKA, OKLAHOMA.
THE HULA HOOP IS MADE OF MARLEX PLASTIC INVENTED IN BARTLESVILLE, OKLAHOMA. THE PLASTICS USED BY RUBBERMAID WERE ALSO INVENTED THERE.
THE JET STREAM WAS DISCOVERED BY WILEY POST WHILE FLYING THE "WINNIE MAE" ABOVE BARTLESVILLE, OKLAHOMA. HE WAS WEARING THE FIRST PRESSURIZED SPACE SUIT.
THE PARKING METER, SHOPPING CART, YIELD SIGN AND AEROSOL CAN, WERE INVENTED IN OKLAHOMA.
THE PERSONAL COMPUTER WAS INVENTED BY OKLAHOMA STATE UNIVERSITY STUDENT EDWARD ROBERTS.
ADDITIONALLY:
TOM MIX was the Town Marshal of Dewey, Oklahoma prior to moving to Hollywood.
BOB WILLS and his Texas Playboys became famous while based at KVOO in Tulsa, Oklahoma in 1934-1942.
Musical groups HANSON, ADMIRAL TWIN and THE TRACTORS are from Tulsa, Oklahoma.
R&B group COLOR ME BADD is from Oklahoma City.
1970s & '80s group THE GAP BAND was from Tulsa, Oklahoma.
J. PAUL GETTY made his first dollar in Bartlesville, Oklahoma.
The GRAND OLE OPRY in Nashville is owned by an Oklahoman.
The train that takes visitors to the top of PIKE'S PEAK is owned by an Oklahoman.
Many of Teddy Roosevelt's "ROUGH RIDERS" were Oklahomans.
Before going to Hollywood CLARK GABLE once worked in the oil fields of Oklahoma.
More than thirty of THE BIGGEST NAMES IN COUNTRY MUSIC were born in Oklahoma.
stay safe everyone.
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