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Points of Interest

Admission to Union: November 16, 1907 (46th)

Highest point: Black Mesa 4,973 ft

Lowest point: Little River 289 ft

Capital: Oklahoma City
Largest city: Oklahoma City

The state's name is derived from the Choctaw words okla and humma, meaning "red people"

Oklahoma has divided into six regions

1. Northwest (Red Carpet Country)
2. Northeast (Green Country)
3. Southwest (Great Plains Country)
4. Central (Frontier Country)
5. Southcentral (Arbuckle Country)
6. Southeast (Kiamichi Country)

Oklahoma has 50 state parks, six national parks or protected regions, two national protected forests or grasslands

Federal protected sites include the Santa Fe and Trail of Tears national historic trails

French explorers claimed the area in the 1700s and it remained under French rule until 1803, when all the French territory west of the Mississippi River was purchased by the United States in the Louisiana Purchase

Oklahoma is the nation's second-largest producer of natural gas, fifth-largest producer of crude oil

67 Native American tribes are represented in Oklahoma

The Tulsa State Fair attracts over one million people during its 10-day run

Tulsa's Oktoberfest was named one of the top 10 in the world by USA Today and one of the top German food festivals in the nation by Bon Appetit magazine.

The state is divided into 77 counties

Under Oklahoma law, municipalities are divided into two categories: cities, defined as having more than 1,000 residents, and towns, with under 1,000 residents

The American Bison, Oklahoma's state mammal

State of Oklahoma

Oklahoma state seal

About Oklahoma

Route 66 - Oklahoma has more miles of the Mother Road than any other state.

Oklahoma events includes, but not limilted to; music festivals, rodeos, pow wows, living history, food festivals and craft shows

The BOK Tower of Tulsa, Oklahoma's tallest building, serves as the world headquarters for Williams Companies.