I'm suitably impressed/amazed. On Sat, Jun 17, 2017 at 9:50 PM, Kaleb C. Striplin via Mercedes < mercedes@okiebenz.com> wrote:
> 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 > > _______________________________________ 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
