Admission to Statehood: November 16, 1907
Ancestry and Genealogy: Oklahoma
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Area: 69903 sq.mi, 20th Land 68679 sq. mi., 19th Water 1224
sq.mi., 29th
Bird: Scissor-tailed Flycatcher
Border States: Arkansas, Colorado, Kansas , Missouri, New
Mexico , Texas
Cam World: Live
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Constitution: 46th State
Courts: Judicial
System
Current Events: Oklahoma
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Department
of: Education
Driving: DLS
Economy: Agriculture: Cattle, wheat, milk, poultry, cotton.
Industry: Transportation equipment,
machinery, electric products, rubber and plastic products,
food processing.
Flag: The Oklahoma state flag honors
more than 60 groups of Native Americans and their ancestors.
The blue field comes from a flag carried by Choctaw soldiers
during the civil war. The center shield
is the battle shield of an Osage warrior. It is made of
buffalo hide and decorated with eagle feathers.
Two symbols of peace lie across the shield. One is the calumet,
or peace pipe.
The other is an olive branch. Crosses on the shield are
Native American signs for stars,
representing high ideals.
Flower: Mistletoe / Phoradendron serotinum
Highest Point: Black Mesa; 4,973 feet, 23rd / Lowest Point:
Little River; 287 feet, 34th
Highway
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Brief History of Oklahoma
Library: Oklahoma
Maps: MapQuest - DMOZ
Media: Radio
TV
Motto: Labor omnia vincit (Labor conquers all things)
Origin of state's name: Based on Choctaw Indian words for
"red man"
Permanent Residents:
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Population: U.S.
Census Bureau 3,450,654; 27th, 12/00
Symbols: Oklahoma
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