Whenever people tell me how could Oklahoma have ever been interesting, I send them this listing of factoids someone posted in 2015. They shut up and say wow.
**Some Fun Oklahoma History!** 1. Oklahoma produced more astronauts than any other state. 2. The first Girl Scout Cookie was sold in Muskogee in 1917. 3. The nation's first parking meter was installed in Oklahoma City in 1935. 4. The shopping cart was invented in Ardmore in 1936. 5. During the 'Land Rush', Oklahoma City went from a vast, open prairie to a city of over 10,000 in a single day. 6. The Oklahoma State Capital is the only capital in the U.S. with working oil wells on its grounds. 7. Boise City, OK was the only city in the United States to be bombed during World War II. On Monday night, July 5, 1943, at 12:30 am, a B-17 Bomber based at Dalhart Army Air Base, Texas, dropped six practice bombs on the sleeping town, mistaking the city lights as target lights. 8. WKY Radio in Oklahoma City was the first radio station transmitting west of the Mississippi River. 9. The nation's first 'Tornado Warning' was issued on March 25, 1948 in Oklahoma City minutes before a devastating tornado. Because of the warning, no lives were lost. 10. Oklahoma has the largest Native American population of any state in the U.S. It has 39 different federally recognized Indian Tribes. 11. The name 'Oklahoma' comes from two Choctaw words... Okla. meaning 'people' and humma meaning 'red'. So the name means, 'Red People.' The name was approved in 1890. 12. The bread twist tie was invented in Maysville, OK. 13. Oklahoma has more man-made lakes than any other state. 14. Cimarron County, located in the Oklahoma Panhandle, is the only county in the U.S. bordered by four separate states: TX, NM, CO & KS. 15. The nation's first traffic 'Yield' sign was erected in Tulsa on a trial basis. 16. Pensacola Dam is the longest multi-arched dam in the world at 6,565 feet. 17. The 'Port of Catoosa' (just north of Tulsa) is the largest inland port in America. 18. The aerosol can was invented in Bartlesville. 19. Per square mile, Oklahoma has more tornadoes than any other place in the world. 20. The highest wind speed ever recorded on earth was in Moore, OK on May 3rd, 1999 during the Oklahoma City F-5 tornado. Wind speed was clocked at 318 mph. 21. The Will Rogers World Airport and the Wiley Post Airport are both named after two famous Oklahomans-- both killed in an airplane crash together. 22. Cushing, OK is the "Pipeline Crossroads of the World" and has the world’s largest storage of oil. 23. The song "Oklahoma" from the Broadway play of the same name is now the official state song. 24. Oklahoma is the only State to have its capital stolen and moved in the middle of the night from Guthrie to Oklahoma City. 25. Guthrie has an original Carnegie Library and the Largest Scottish Rite Temple in the state is in Guthrie. 26. Watonga, OK has more rattle snakes than people. Why Travel To Other States? Oklahoma has other US cities too! Cleveland, Oklahoma Delaware, Oklahoma Kansas, Oklahoma Orlando, Oklahoma Miami, Oklahoma Pensacola, Oklahoma Pittsburgh, Oklahoma Santa Fe, Oklahoma St. Louis, Oklahoma Chattanooga, Oklahoma Peoria, Oklahoma Burbank, Oklahoma Fargo, Oklahoma Don't Forget The Wildlife! Wolfe, Oklahoma Eagle, Oklahoma Buffalo, Oklahoma Fox, Oklahoma Bison, Oklahoma Deer Creek, Oklahoma Elk City, Oklahoma We Have A Town Named After A Number: Forty-One, OK And A Town Whose Letters Don't Spell Anything: IXL, OK We Even Have A City Named After Earth's Only Satellite: Moon, OK And A City Named After Our State: Oklahoma City, OK Even Presidential Cities! Adams, Oklahoma Carter, Oklahoma Clinton, Oklahoma Fillmore, Oklahoma Grant, Oklahoma Jefferson, Oklahoma Johnson, Oklahoma Lincoln, Oklahoma Reagan, Oklahoma Roosevelt, Oklahoma Taft, Oklahoma Taylor, Oklahoma Washington, Oklahoma Wilson, Oklahoma Other City Names In Oklahoma To Make You Smile: Bowlegs, Oklahoma Bugtussle, Oklahoma Bushyhead, Oklahoma Frogville, Oklahoma Gotebo, Oklahoma Hooker, Oklahoma Loco, Oklahoma Slapout, Oklahoma Slaughterville, Oklahoma Gay, Oklahoma Straight, Oklahoma Someone mentioned funny names of rivers and creeks like Nowata and Lottawata and Pole Cat. And in case you've never been there, you could go to: Nowhere, Oklahoma Sent from my iPhone _______________________________________ http://www.okiebenz.com To search list archives http://www.okiebenz.com/archive/ To Unsubscribe or change delivery options go to: http://mail.okiebenz.com/mailman/listinfo/mercedes_okiebenz.com
