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Capital city of
Oklahoma - Oklahoma City
Info about Statehood - The
Date that Oklahoma was admitted to the Union - November 16,
1907
Abbreviation - The
abbreviation for the state is as follows:
Abbreviation -
Okla.
Facts about Size - The area of
the State covers 69903 square miles
The Constitution -
Oklahoma was the 46th State to be admitted to the Union
3 Largest Cities in
Oklahoma - Oklahoma City, Tulsa & Norman
State Motto - " Labor omnia vincit " the State Motto is translated as "
Labor Conquers all things"
Facts about the State Nickname - The
Sooner State ( In 1889 Unassigned Lands were offered to
settlers through a series of horse races - many people arrived
early and these were nicknamed 'Sooners'. The Tom Cruise movie
'Far and Away' featured such a Land Opening / Land Run race. )
Name of the State
Song is " Oklahoma " the words of the song are by
Oscar Hammerstein and music
composed by Richard Rodgers
Short History of
Oklahoma - First explored by the Spanish, it was opened to
settlement in 1889.
Origin of the name - Two Choctaw words were combined to mean red person - "ukla"
meaning person and "huma" meaning red to form the word
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of the Symbols / Emblems of Oklahoma
The following animal, bird, flower and tree are the
symbols / Emblems of the State of Oklahoma:
Animal Symbol - Bison
Bird Symbol - Scissor-tailed
Flycatcher
Flower Symbol - Oklahoma Rose
Insect Emblem - Honeybee
Reptile Emblem - Mountain Boomer or
Collared Lizard
Tree - Redbud (Cercis canadensis)
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