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'''Oklahoma''' was the 46th state to join the [[United States of America]] in 1907. It is the 20th largest in land area at 69,903 square miles.  It's capital and largest city is [[Oklahoma City]].  Oklahoma is bordered by [[Texas]] and [[New Mexico]] to the south and west, [[Kansas]] and Colorado to the north, and [[Missouri]] and [[Arkansas]] to the east.
== Oklahoma Culture section scratch pad ==
 
* Music - Country (Vince Gill, Toby Keith, Reba McIntire, Garth Brooks, Carrie Underwood, Chet Atkins(?))
==Geography==
        - Rock (The Flaming Lips, The All-American Rejects)
Oklahoma has a diverse landscape and can is divided into 10 distinct regions<ref>http://www.netstate.com/states/geography/ok_geography.htm</ref>:
        - Folk (Woody Guthrie)
* Ozark Plateau
* Sports - University of Oklahoma football (7 national titles), Oklahoma State (red headed stepchild, but strong basketball/wrestling/baseball following)
* Prairie Plains
        - Oklahoma Redhawks (Texas Rangers AA team, OKC), Tulsa Drillers (Colorado Rockies AA team), OKC Blazers (Central Hockey League, 2 championships), Tulsa Oilers (CHL)
* [[Ouachita Mountains]]
        - Hosting of the New Orleans Hornets for 2 years, possibility of relocation of Seattle Supersonics
* Sandstone Hills
        - Southern Hills Country Club in Tulsa - numerous PGA Championships and US Opens
* [[Arbuckle Mountains]]
* Attractions - Western Heritage Museum,
* [[Wichita Mountains]]
* State/National Parks
* Red River Valey Region
* Festivals
* Red Beds Plains
* Gypsum Hills
* High Plains
 
==History==
The area that comprises modern day Oklahoma was first brought into the United States as part of the [[Louisiana Purchase]] in 1803.  The government named it [[Indian Territory]] and used it to relocate the [[Five Civilized Tribes]] in the 1820's.  These relocations were hard on the Indians, with the most famous being the hardships of the [[Cherokee]] on the [[Trail of Tears]].
 
==Notes==
==Bibliography==
==External Links==

Revision as of 21:32, 29 January 2008

Oklahoma Culture section scratch pad

  • Music - Country (Vince Gill, Toby Keith, Reba McIntire, Garth Brooks, Carrie Underwood, Chet Atkins(?))
       - Rock (The Flaming Lips, The All-American Rejects)
       - Folk (Woody Guthrie)
  • Sports - University of Oklahoma football (7 national titles), Oklahoma State (red headed stepchild, but strong basketball/wrestling/baseball following)
        - Oklahoma Redhawks (Texas Rangers AA team, OKC), Tulsa Drillers (Colorado Rockies AA team), OKC Blazers (Central Hockey League, 2 championships), Tulsa Oilers (CHL)
        - Hosting of the New Orleans Hornets for 2 years, possibility of relocation of Seattle Supersonics
        - Southern Hills Country Club in Tulsa - numerous PGA Championships and US Opens
  • Attractions - Western Heritage Museum,
  • State/National Parks
  • Festivals
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