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Dinosaur fossils have been discovered in two locations: in Atoka and in the Panhandle.[([[https:// | Dinosaur fossils have been discovered in two locations: in Atoka and in the Panhandle.[([[https:// | ||
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+ | ===== Totem Pole ===== | ||
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+ | Foyil is home to the world' | ||
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+ | ===== Custer County ===== | ||
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+ | Custer County was named after Gen. George A. Custer, but the county seat is Arapaho.[([[https:// | ||
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+ | ===== Gypsum ===== | ||
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+ | Oklahoma produces the most gypsum of any state.[([[https:// | ||
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+ | ===== Iodine ===== | ||
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+ | Oklahoma is the sole producer of iodine.[([[https:// | ||
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+ | ===== Price Towers ===== | ||
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+ | The elevators at Bartlesville' | ||
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+ | ===== Vinita ===== | ||
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+ | Vinita was Oklahoma' | ||
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+ | ===== Governors ===== | ||
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+ | Except for three governors, all have been born in Oklahoma since Robert S. Kerr: Dewey Bartlett, David Boren, and Frank Keating.[([[https:// | ||
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+ | ===== Part of Louisiana Purchase ===== | ||
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+ | Oklahoma was included in the 1803 Louisiana Purchase.[([[https:// | ||
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+ | ===== Sequoyah Convention ===== | ||
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+ | The Five Civilized Tribes attempted to gain statehood for Indian Territory under the name Sequoyah in 1905.[([[https:// | ||
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+ | ===== Ditch Witch ===== | ||
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+ | 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:// | ||
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+ | ===== Edward Roberts ===== | ||
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+ | 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:// | ||
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+ | ===== Geronimo ===== | ||
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+ | Geronimo was laid to rest at Fort Sill. In 1909, he died of pneumonia.[([[https:// | ||
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+ | ===== Pensacola Battle ===== | ||
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+ | Pensacola, Oklahoma, was the scene of a Civil War engagement in 1862. The Confederates triumphed.[([[https:// | ||
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+ | ===== Musical Script ===== | ||
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+ | ===== State Insect ===== | ||
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+ | The state insect is the honey bee.[([[https:// | ||
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+ | ===== State Motto ===== | ||
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+ | The state motto is "Labor Omnia Vincit" | ||
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+ | ===== State Colors ===== | ||
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+ | Green and white are the official state colors.[([[https:// |