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 Elizabeth Marie Tallchief (1925-2013), born in Oklahoma, is widely regarded as America's first prima ballerina.[([[https://www.womenshistory.org/education-resources/biographies/maria-tallchief|womenshistory]])]
+===== 39 Tribes =====
+Oklahoma is home to 39 American Indian tribes, more than any other state, in part because Oklahoma was the final stop on the historic Trail of Tears for numerous Native American tribes. The state recognizes only five tribes as indigenous: the Osage, Caddo, Kiowa, Comanche, and Wichita.[([[https://eu.oklahoman.com/story/news/2003/02/16/39-tribes-call-state-home/62057840007/|oklahoman]])]
+===== Cavanal Hill =====
+Oklahoma's Cavanal Hill is considered to be the tallest hill in the United States, at 1,999 feet above the surrounding terrain. A hill is considered to be a mountain at 2,000 feet.[([[https://peakvisor.com/peak/cavanal-hill.html|peakvisor]])]
+===== Capitol =====
+The Oklahoma State capital is the only capital building in the country with an oil well beneath it.[([[https://eu.oklahoman.com/story/news/1982/02/21/our-petunia-capitol-is-only-one-with-an-oil-well/62893336007/|oklahoman]])]
+===== Great Depression =====
+Oklahoma experienced severe droughts and high winds during the 1930s Great Depression. As a result, approximately 1 million Oklahomans, sometimes known as "Okies", moved to California.[([[https://capitolmuseum.ca.gov/exhibits/the-dust-bowl-california-and-the-politics-of-hard-times/|capitolmuseum]])]
+===== Native American Population =====
+Oklahoma, behind California, has the second biggest Native American population in the United States.[([[https://www.ouhealth.com/stephenson-cancer-center/community-outreach-and-engagement/native-american-community-outreach-and-engagemen/|ouhealth]])]
+===== National Cowboy & Western Heritage Museum =====
+The National Cowboy & Western Heritage Museum in Oklahoma City houses the world's largest collection of American rodeo photos, barbed wire saddlery, and early rodeo prizes. It also houses approximately 28,000 items of Western and American Indian art and antiquities.[([[https://www.tripadvisor.com/AttractionProductReview-g51560-d13836925-National_Cowboy_Western_Heritage_Museum_Admission-Oklahoma_City_Oklahoma.html|tripadvisor]])]
+===== Shoreline =====
+Oklahoma has 11,611 miles of shoreline, which is greater than the non-tidal coasts of the Atlantic and Gulf of Mexico combined.[([[https://news.okstate.edu/magazines/state-magazine/articles/2022/spring/osu_researchers_develop_innovative_method_to_battle_invasive_aquatic_plants.html|okstate]])]
+===== Drinking Water =====
+Approximately 60% of surface water is used for drinking water.[([[https://www.owrb.ok.gov/util/waterfact.php|owrb]])]
+===== Cimarron County =====
+Cimarron County is unique in that it borders four states: Colorado, New Mexico, Texas, and Kansas.[([[https://www.okhistory.org/publications/enc/entry.php?entry=CI003|okhistory]])]
+===== Mountain Ranges =====
+Oklahoma is home to four mountain ranges: the Ouachitas, the Arbuckles, the Wichitas, and the Ozarks.[([[https://homework.study.com/explanation/what-are-the-4-mountain-ranges-in-oklahoma.html|study]])]
+===== Alabaster =====
+Alabaster Caverns, in Freedom, has the world's biggest deposit of alabaster.[([[https://www.okhistory.org/publications/enc/entry?entry=AL002|okhistory]])]
+===== The Poteau River =====
+The Poteau River is Oklahoma's sole river that flows north.[([[https://naturalatlas.com/rivers/poteau-889968|naturalatlas]])]
+===== Dinosaur Fossils =====
+Dinosaur fossils have been discovered in two locations: in Atoka and in the Panhandle.[([[https://eu.oklahoman.com/story/news/2000/10/31/oklahoma-dinosaur-discovery-is-huge-deal/62173034007/|oklahoman]])]
+===== Totem Pole =====
+Foyil is home to the world's biggest concrete totem pole. It is 60 feet tall and 30 feet in diameter at its widest point.[([[https://www.facebook.com/sampleoklahoma/photos/a.356521119042901/425903055438040/?type=3|facebook]])]
+===== Custer County =====
+Custer County was named after Gen. George A. Custer, but the county seat is Arapaho.[([[https://www.okhistory.org/publications/enc/entry?entry=CU010|okhistory]])]
+===== Gypsum =====
+Oklahoma produces the most gypsum of any state.[([[https://mines.ok.gov/sites/g/files/gmc746/f/documents/2020/annual_report_2016.pdf|mines]])]
+===== Iodine =====
+Oklahoma is the sole producer of iodine.[([[https://www.researchgate.net/figure/Map-of-western-Oklahoma-showing-high-concentrations-of-iodine-on-north-flank-of-Anadarko_fig2_285064961|researchgate]])]
+===== Price Towers =====
+The elevators at Bartlesville's Frank Lloyd Wright-designed Price Tower are half hexagons.[([[https://www.theatlantic.com/magazine/archive/2008/07/little-skyscraper-on-the-prairie/306843/|theatlantic]])]
+===== Vinita =====
+Vinita was Oklahoma's first city to obtain electricity.[([[https://www.okhistory.org/publications/enc/entry?entry=VI009|okhistory]])]
+===== Governors =====
+Except for three governors, all have been born in Oklahoma since Robert S. Kerr: Dewey Bartlett, David Boren, and Frank Keating.[([[https://ojs.library.okstate.edu/osu/index.php/OKPolitics/article/view/1035/933|okstate]])]
+===== Part of Louisiana Purchase =====
+Oklahoma was included in the 1803 Louisiana Purchase.[([[https://tulsaworld.com/news/local/history/throwback-tulsa-louisiana-purchase-adds-most-of-present-day-oklahoma-to-u-s-on-this/collection_a5bd3326-f467-11ea-a343-ef2ca59be6a8.html|tulsaworld]])]
+===== Sequoyah Convention =====
+The Five Civilized Tribes attempted to gain statehood for Indian Territory under the name Sequoyah in 1905.[([[https://www.okhistory.org/publications/enc/entry.php?entry=SE021|okhistory]])]
+===== Ditch Witch =====
+In 1949, Ed Malzahn invented a trencher to replace the shovel in the installation of subsurface services. His contraption was dubbed the Ditch Witch.[([[https://voicesofoklahoma.com/interviews/malzahn-ed/|voicesofoklahoma]])]
+===== Edward Roberts =====
+Edward Roberts, an electrical engineering graduate from Oklahoma State University in 1968, is credited with developing the personal computer, and he provided software mogul Bill Gates his first job in the sector.[([[https://www.latimes.com/nation/la-me-ed-roberts2-2010apr02-story.html|latimes]])]
+===== Geronimo =====
+Geronimo was laid to rest at Fort Sill. In 1909, he died of pneumonia.[([[https://www.history.com/topics/native-american-history/geronimo|history]])]
+===== Pensacola Battle =====
+Pensacola, Oklahoma, was the scene of a Civil War engagement in 1862. The Confederates triumphed.[([[https://www.battlefields.org/learn/civil-war/battles/pensacola-1861|battlefields]])]
+===== Musical Script =====
+"Plen'y of room to swing a rope!" says the introductory part.[([[https://www.themusicallyrics.com/b/348-broadway-musical-scripts/3611-oklahoma-musical-script.html|themusicallyrics]])]
+===== State Insect =====
+The state insect is the honey bee.[([[https://www.sos.mo.gov/symbol/insect|sos]])]
+===== State Motto =====
+The state motto is "Labor Omnia Vincit" (Labor Conquers All).[([[https://www.netstate.com/states/mottoes/ok_motto.htm|netstate]])]
+===== State Colors =====
+Green and white are the official state colors.[([[https://statesymbolsusa.org/symbol-official-item/oklahoma/state-colors/green-and-white|statesymbolsusa]])]

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